title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of plum-blossom needle therapy on peripheral facial neuritis at acute stage].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare difference between plum-blossom needle therapy and hormonotherapy in the The treatment group of 32 cases with periphtherapeutic effect on peripheral facial neuritis at acute stage.
  
  
  METHODS
  eral facial neuritis at acute stage were treated with plum-blossom needle therapy and the control group of 32 cases with oral administration or intravenous drip of dexamethasone. Their therapeutic effects were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 100.0% in the treatment group and 93.4% in the control group, with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic effect of plum-blossom needle therapy on peripheral facial neuritis at acute stage is better than that of the hormonotherapy.
authors.affiliation: First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Jiangsu 215006, China.
authors.forename: Jian-li
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Che
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases; D035264:Flowers; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D000068242:Prunus domestica