| Objective:To objectively evaluate the effectiveness of pricking muscles along the regular meridians of eyes with acupuncture for treatment of oculomotor paralysis.Methods:Sixty subjects with oculomotor paralysis conformed to the diagnostic criteria and inclusion criteria, were randomly and equally divided into two groups, using’table of random number’. The intervention group treated with acupuncture on the muscles along the regular meridians of eye, while the sham group treated with common acupuncture. Six days per week, once a day, three weeks for a course of treatment in both groups, and the healing efficacy was observed post two courses treatment. We evaluated the improvement of diplopia, catacleisis, Pupils status of every patient and used "criteria of diagnostic efficacy on syndrome of traditional Chinese medicine" by State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine in1994as a clinical indicator criteria to determine the clinical efficacy of oculomotor paralysis. We use SPSS16.0for statistical analysis.Results:(1)There is a significant difference before and post treatment in the treatment group and sham group respectively with the improvement of diplopia,Pupils status and blepharoptosis (P<0.05).(2)And there is a statistically significant difference of the total effective rate between the treatment group (93.3%) and control group (80.0%)(P<0.05).Conclusions:(1)The clinical efficacy of treatment group is superior to that of sham group.(2)Acupuncture on the muscles along the regular meridians of eyes can improve the clinical symptoms, enhance daily life, and relieve defect degree of nervous function of the patients in the treatment group. |
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