[Acupuncture at five Shu points for treatment of 126 cases of numbness of hands and feet induced by peripheral diabetic neuropathies].
OBJECTIVE
To observe therapeutic effect of acupuncture on peripheral diabetic neuropathies in the African area.


METHODS
Five Shiu points on the four limbs were selected. Jing (well-point) was needled by pricking method for blood letting, and acupuncture was given at points Xing (spring-point), Shu (stream-point), Jing (river-point) and He (sea-point), and after arrival of qi, the needles were retained for 30 min, once every other day, for 2 therapeutic courses.


RESULTS
Forty-five cases were markedly effective and 68 cases were effective, the total effective rate being 89.68%.


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture has obvious therapeutic effect on diabetic neuropathies in the African area.
Yangzhou City First People's Hospital, Jiangsu 225001, China. yzyht1956@yahoo.com.cn
He-ting
HT
Yuan
D026881:Acupuncture; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia