火针治疗带状疱疹后遗神经痛

Postherpetic neuralgia treated by fire-needle therapy

目的观察火针对带状疱疹后遗神经痛(PHN)的临床疗效。方法将60例符合诊断标准的PHN病人随机分对照组和治疗组,各30例,对照组采用穴位注射疗法,治疗组采用火针疗法,2组均隔日治疗1次,治疗2个疗程后,采用疼痛量表-视觉评分法测定病人治疗前后的疼痛强度。结果治疗组总有效率96.67%优于对照组90.00%(P<0.05)。治疗后2组疼痛量表分值均较治疗前有所降低(P<0.05),且治疗组低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论火针治疗带状疱疹后遗神经痛能明显减缓疼痛、起效快、疗程短。

Objective To observe the clinical effect of fire-needle on the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia.Methods The 60 cases of postherpetic neuralgia patients who meet the diagnostic criteria were randomly divided into2 groups. They were the treatment group and the control group. Control group were given the point injection therapy.the fire-needle therapy was given to treatment group,30 cases in each group. Every other day,both groups were given treatment,two courses. Pain intensity was measured before and after the treatment of patients by Visua1 Analogue Scale. Results The total efficiency was 96. 67% in the treatment group,90. 00% the other（ P〈0. 05）. The VAS scores of two groups were decreased after treatment（ P〈0. 05）,and the treatment group was better（ P〈0. 05）. Conclusion It was a significant effect that the clinical effect of fire-needle on the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia.