Treatment of postapoplectic thalamic spontaneous pain by electroacupuncture at huatuojiaji points.
The authors have treated 30 cases of postapoplectic thalamic spontaneous pain (PTSP) by electro-acupuncture at Huatuojiaji points (Extra), with the other 30 cases of PTSP treated by oral administration of carbamazepine as the controls. The total effective rate was 90% in the acupuncture group, and 86.7% in the control group. The difference in the total effective rate between the two groups was not statistically significant (P > 0.05), suggesting that electroacupuncture at Huatuojiaji (Extra) is a better therapy for PTSP.
Hospital Affiliated to Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Sichuan Province.
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D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*