近5年来中医外治法治疗消渴病周围神经病变概况

General Situation of Applying Traditional Chinese Medicine External Therapy in the Treatmelnt of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Nearly 5 Years

随着生活水平的改善,糖尿病的发病率呈增长趋势,并逐渐年轻化。糖尿病周围神经病变(DPN)是糖尿病常见的微血管慢性并发症之一,严重影响着糖尿病患者的生活质量,而西医在疾病的治疗上亦无明显优势。中医外治法作为一种毒副作用小,临床效果好的治疗方法,逐渐被广大医疗工作者所接受。故总结近5年的临床资料,观察针灸、穴位埋线、穴位贴敷、穴位注射、放血、耳针、推拿、中药熏洗等外治方法治疗DPN的临床疗效,为临床治疗提供帮助。

With the improvement of living standards, the incidence of diabetes is increasing, and gradually younger. Dia-betic peripheral neuropathy （DPN） is one of the most common chronic microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus, seriouslyaffects the quality of life of patients with diabetes, and western medicine in the treatment of the disease has no obvious advantage.As an external therapy of traditional Chinese medicine with little side effect, clinical treatment effect is good, has been graduallyaccepted by the general medical workers. It has summarized the clinical data, nearly 5years of observation of acupuncture, acu-point catgut embedding, acupoint, aeupoint injection, bloodletting, ear needle, massage, the clinical curative effect has beenestimated to provide help for clinical treatment.