刺拇指节穴加围针治疗带状疱疹38例

Acupuncture Treatment of 38 Cases of Herpes Zoster with Thumb Joint Point and the Focal Enclosing Needling

作者自 1 993年以来 ,运用针刺拇指节穴加用局部围针的方法 ,治疗 3 8例带状疱疹 ,每日治疗 1次 ,1 0次为 1个疗程 ,经连续 2个疗程治疗后 ,临床治愈 3 1例 ,占 81 6% ,显效 7例 ,占1 8 4% ,所治病例全部有效。

Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in treatment of herpes zoster. Methods: A total of 38 cases of herpes zoster patients including 16 males and 22 females were subjected into the present observation. The shortest duration of disease was 2 days and the longest 11 days. The focal regions involved chest, back, neck and face. After routine sterilization, the bilateral thumb joint acupoints were punctured with a three edged needle and squeezed to let about 2～3 drops of blood out. Filiform needles were separately inserted into the surrounding tissues of the focus region, with the needle tips towards the central part of the focus. The distance between every two needles was about 3～ 4 cm . The needles were manipulated gently and retained for 30～60 min. Results: Following 20 sessions of acupuncture treatment, of the 38 cases, 31 (81.6%) were cured and 7 (18.4%) had marked amelioration. Conclusion: Acupuncture of thumb joint acupoint with focal enclosing needling has a good therapeutic effect in treatment of herpes zoster.