title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture at Yanglingquan (GB 34) on sprain of external ankle joint].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the increasing effect of Yanglingquan (GB 34) on sprain of external ankle joint.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-nine cases of sprain of external ankle joint were semi-randomly divided into a treatment group (n = 46) and a control group (n = 33). The treatment group were treated with acupuncture at Yanglingquan (GB 34) and electro-magnetic therapy at local acupoints, and the control group with electro-magnetic therapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cured rate and the total effective rate were 67.4% and 91.3% in the treatment group, and 36.4% and 69.7% in the control group, respectively, with a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.01, P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture at Yanglingquan (GB 34) has a better therapeutic effect on sprain of the external ankle joint.
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture & Massage, Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangdong 510405, China. xinfanghe@tom.com
authors.forename: Xin-fang
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Hai-bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000843:Ankle Joint; D006801:Humans; D013180:Sprains and Strains