Efficacy Of Acupuncture-based Treatment Of Cold Passage Of The Contact Type Of Facial Paralysis

Purpose:To compare therapeutic effects of acupuncture combined with medicine and pure medicine on the facial paralysis that belong to the type of wind-cold assailing the collaterals.Material and method:Sixty cases of facial paralysis patients were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group,30 cases in each group. Both groups were treated with routine medication, and the treatment group was treated with acupuncture.After three therapeutic courses,the House-Brackmann facial nerve function appraisal hierarchy system and the Porlmann easy grading method were compared among the groups.Results:1.Contrast of the two groups in the House-Brackmann facial nerve function appraisal hierarchy system before and after treatment In between-group comparison,the treatment group and the control group were not significant different(P>0.05) before treatment,showing two methods of treatment were comparable;After treatment,the contrast was significant difference (P<0.01) for the treatment group,so was for the control group.It followed that two groups had very good effect for the peripheral facial paralysis(the type of wind-cold assailing the collaterals);After treatment,the comparison within two groups showed significant difference (P<0.05),indicating the treatment group enhanced the facial nerve function to a higher degree than control group.2.Contrast of the two groups in the Porlmann easy grading method before and after treatmentThere was no significant difference in the control group compared with the treatment group before treatment(P>0.05),indicating that two groups were comparable.There was significant difference (P<0.01)after treatment within both groups,showing that these two treatments can improve the symptom of peripheral facia1 paralysis effectively.After treatments ,The comparison between the two group was different(P<0.05),which indicated that the treatment group had improved higher than the other.3.Contrast in clinical curative effects between the treatment group and the control group after treatment Through the comparison between the two groups(P<0.05), pointed out that the curative effect of the treatment group was better .Conclusion:The acupuncture and medication to treat peripheral facial paralysis (the type of wind-cold assailing the collaterals) are superior to pure medication. This method has definite effective for cure of peripheral facial paralysis, obviously improve patient's clinical symptom,and significantly improve the cure rat.It is worthy promoting in the c1inical application.