[Clinical observation on electroacupuncture for treatment of peripheral facial paralysis at different stages].
OBJECTIVE
To probe into the optimal opportunity of electroacupuncture for treatment of peripheral facial paralysis.


METHODS
One hundred and twenty cases were randomly divided into group A and B, 60 cases in each group. The group A were treated by electroacupuncture and ultrashort-wave from the acute stage and the group B were treated by ultrashort-wave at the acute stage and ultrashort-wave plus electroacupuncture at the resting stage.


RESULTS
The cured and markedly effective rate was 85.0% and the total effective rate was 98.3% in the group A, and 68.3% and 91.7% in the group B respectively (P < 0.05); there was no significant difference between the two groups in abnormal myoelectrogram before treatment and at the 8th day (P > 0.05); but at the 30th day the number of cases in whom BR wave turned to normal or mild abnormal in the group A were more than those in the group B (P < 0.05), and the shortening of the latent period of M wave and increase of the wave amplitude were significantly better than those in the group B (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Electroacupuncture at acute stage can significantly increase the cured and markedly effective rate, and the acute stage is the optimal opportunity for acupuncture treatment of peripheral facial paralysis.
Qu
Qun-Wei
QW
The First Hospital of Danjiangkou City, Hubei 442700, China. ququnwei@tom.com
Xiong
Tao
T
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans