针刺配合至阳穴埋针治疗带状疱疹48例

目的：观察针刺配合埋针治疗对带状疱疹后遗神经痛（PHN）的临床疗效.方法：将带状疱疹后遗神经痛患者48例随机分为治疗组24例,对照组24例.对照组予常规口服维生素B12等治疗,治疗组在常规口服维生素B12的基础上加针刺配合埋针进行治疗,分别于治疗前、治疗2周、6周后进行视觉模似评分法（VAS）[1]评定患者的疼痛程度,匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）[2]评定患者睡眠情况.结果：两组治疗后PHN症状均有明显改善,治疗组有效率为95.8%,对照组有效率70.8%,治疗组治疗2、6周后VAS和PSQI评分治疗组明显优于对照组（P〈0.05）.结论：针刺配合埋针治疗带状疱疹后遗神经痛具有良好疗效,比常规治疗效果更佳.

Objective observe the clinical therapeutic effect of Acupuncture coordinated with Needle-embedding Therapy to treatment postherpetic neuralgia of Herpes Zoster （PHN）. Methods the forty-eight cases were randomly divide into two groups, trial group and contrast group. The contrast group is given the usual treatment： take vitamin B12 orally etc, while the trial group is given Acupuncture coordinated with Needle-embedding Therapy despite the Vitamin B12 treatment. Carry on visual analogue scale（VAS） before treatment, two weeks after treatment and six weeks after treatment, evaluate the pain degree and Pittsburgh sleep quality index （PSQI） evaluate quality of patients＇ sleep. Results PHN symptom has been improved in both two groups after treatment, the effectiveness of trial group is 95.8%, and the contrast group is 70.8%. Concerning VAS and PSQI evaluation, the trial group has a higher score than the contrast group（P〈0.05）. Conclusion the curative effect of Acupuncture coordinated with Needle-embedding Therapy to treat PHN is much better than the common treatment.