[Combination of Fu needling with electric acupuncture for tennis elbow].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the clinical effect of Fu needling combined with electric acupuncture in treating tennis elbow.


METHODS
One hundred patients with tennis elbow were divided into 3 groups randomly to receive the treatment with Fu needling (n=30), treatment with electric acupuncture (n=30), and treatment with the combination of the above 2 methods (n=40). The effects were observed 3 weeks after the treatment.


RESULTS
All three therapies had good effects, but the combined therapy showed the best effect on tennis elbow.


CONCLUSIONS
Fu needling combined with electric acupuncture may produce a higher cur rate of tennis elbow than either of the therapy used alone.
Xia
Dong-bin
DB
Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
Huang
Yong
Y
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013716:Tennis Elbow / Q000628:therapy*