title: 80 cases of peripheral facial paralysis treated by acupuncture with vibrating shallow insertion.
abstract: Eighty cases of peripheral facial paralysis were treated by acupuncture with vibrating shallow insertion. The total effective rate was 98.75% and cure rate 88.75%. There was no significant difference in therapeutic effect as compared with the conventional electroacupuncture method (P > 0.5), suggesting that shallow puncture by vibratings can also yield satisfactory therapeutic results.
authors.affiliation: Second People's Hospital, Kaifeng, Henan Province.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014732:Vibration