[Controlled observation on electroacupuncture combined with cake-separated moxibustion for treatment of tennis elbow].
OBJECTIVE
To explore an effective method for treatment of tennis elbow.


METHODS
One hundred and twenty-eight cases were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 64 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated by electroacupuncture at Hegu (LI 4) and Taichong (LR 3), combined with cake-seperated moxibustion at Ashi points and Shousanli (LI 10) in the affected elbow, and the control group by routine block treatment of 1 mL lidocane and 25 mg prednisone.


RESULTS
The cured rate and the effective rate were 40.6% and 93.7% in the treatment group, and 25.0% and 78.1% in the control group, respectively, with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Electroacupuncture combined with cake-separated moxibustion is an effective method for tennis elbow.
Jiang
Zhen-Ya
ZY
Affiliated Hospital, Chengdu University of TCM, Sichuan 610072, China. zhenya@163.com
Li
Chang-Du
CD
Guo
Jun-Hua
JH
Li
Jin-Cun
JC
Gao
Li
L
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D004551:Elbow Joint; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion; D013716:Tennis Elbow