Electroacupuncture Herpes Zoster Neuralgia

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Written by: DrTonyWillcox | Apr 10, 2013

Electroacupuncture Herpes Zoster Neuralgia

OBJECTIVE:
To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of variable-frequency electroacupuncture (EA) combined with herbal-moxa moxibustion for regional neuralgia in herpes zoster (HZ) patients.

A Patient about to receive Acupuncture for herpes zoster condition.

METHODS:

Researchers randomly assigned 37 HZ outpatients to treatment (18) or medication (19) groups. For treatment, patients received EA (100 Hz initially, then 2 Hz) and herbal-moxa roll moxibustion at Jiaji and Ashi-point daily for 7 days. Meanwhile, medication group patients took Brufen, vitamin B1, and vitamin E as prescribed. Subsequently, the visual analog scale assessed pain before and after therapy.

RESULTS:
After one course of treatment, of the 19 and 18 HZ patients in the medication and treatment groups, 1 (5.26%) and 5 (27.77%) were cured, 13 (68.42%) and 12 (66.67%) ameliorated, 5 (26.32%) and 1 (5.56%) invalid, with the total effective rates being 73.68% and 94.44% respectively. The therapeutic effect of the treatment group was significantly superior to that of the medication group (P 0.05).

CONCLUSION:
Variable-frequency EA plus herbal-moxa roll moxibustion is effective in relieving neuralgia of HZ patients.

Electroacupuncture herpes zoster neuralgia

Herpes Zoster or Shingles is a commonly seen condition in the Acupuncturist Clinic. Acupuncture with electro stimulation and Chinese herbal medicine can provide relief for patients suffering from these symptoms.

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Resources:
– SOURCE: The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Chinese Medicine, Hang-zhou 310005, China.
– http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22574572