Clinical Research of Cervical Acupotomy Effects with Acupuncture on Facial & Trigemial Nerve Branch on Peripheral Facial Paralysis and Postauricular Pain
2014; Volume: 31; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.13045/acupunct.2014061
ISSN2287-7797
AutoresEun Sol Lee, Jae Yoeb Jeong, Dong Gyoon Seo, So Yeon Shin, Jong Cheol Seo, Yeon Ju Seo, Sang Hoon Choi, Si Yong Jo, Myung Seok Yoo, Hyung Keun Kwon, Cheol-Hong Kim, Hyun-Min Yoon, Chun Ho Song, Kyung Jeon Jang,
ResumoObjectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of cervical acupotomy & acupunture on facial&trigemial nerve branch for peripheral facial paralysis and postauricular pain. Methods: We investigated 30 patients with peripheral facial paralysis who had visited at Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospital of Dong-Eui University from April 1st, 2013 to April 30th, 2014. Group A was treated by acupuncture and pharmacopuncture on facial&trigemial nerve branch and Cervical acupotomy and group B was treated by acupuncture and pharmacopuncture on routine facial paralysis acupuncture point without acupotomy. Results: The improvement of Yanagihara's score in group A is higher than group B during every period. The improvement of VAS score in group A is higher than group B during every period. Conclusions: These results suggest that cervical acupotomy and acupunture on facial & trigemial nerve branch may be effective for peripheral facial paralysis and postauricular pain. Key Words: Peripheral facial paralysis; Postauricular pain; Acupotomy.
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