Treatment of Herpes Zoster with Electroacupuncture plus Collateral-pricking and Cupping Therapy

作     者：Liu Yin-ni Zhang Hong-xing Huang Guo-fu Zou Ran Wei Wei Huang Guo-qi 

作者机构：Acupuncture-moxibustion DepartmentWuhan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine 

出 版 物：《Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science》 (针灸推拿医学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第11卷第5期

页      面：282-285页

学科分类：1005[医学-中医学] 100512[医学-针灸推拿学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：supported by Acupuncture Treatment and Evaluation Research Project ‘11th 5-Year Plan’ National Scientific and Technological Supporting Plan(2006BAI12B07-2) 

主　　题：Herpes Zoster Acupuncture Therapy Electroacupuncture CuppingTherapy Pricking Blood Therapy Points, Jiaji (EX-B 2) Plum-blossomNeedle Therapy 

摘      要：Objective： To observe the clinical effect of electroacupuncture （EA） plus collateral-pricking and cupping therapy for herpes zoster. Methods： Fifty-three cases with herpes zoster were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-one cases in the treatment group were treated with EA at Jiaji （EX-B 2） points plus local collateral-pricking and cupping therapy. Twenty-two cases in the control group were treated with oral administration of VaLacido~;ir Hvdrochloride and Indomethaci~. Results： The curative and remarkable effective rate was 93.5% in the treatment group and 72.7% in the control group. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant （P〈0.01）, indicating that EA plus collateral-pricking and cupping therapy is better than Western medications in the clinical effects for herpes zoster. Conclusion： The EA plus collateral-pricking and cupping method is an effective therapy for herpes zoster.