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. 2005 Mar;25(3):167-8.

[Acupuncture combined with catgut embedding therapy for treatment of 158 cases of facial paralysis]

[Article in Chinese]
Ling Li  1
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  • PMID: 16312921

[Acupuncture combined with catgut embedding therapy for treatment of 158 cases of facial paralysis]

[Article in Chinese]
Ling Li. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2005 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: To observe therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined with catgut embedding therapy on peripheral facial paralysis.

Methods: Treatment group of 158 cases were treated by acupuncture combined with catgut embedding therapy and control group of 54 cases were treated by acupuncture, and their therapeutic effects were compared.

Results: There was no significant difference in the total effective rate (P > 0.05), but the cured rate in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.01).

Conclusion: Acupuncture combined with catgut embedding therapy is a better therapy for facial paralysis.

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