title: [Observation on non-invasive electrode pulse electric stimulation for treatment of Bell's palsy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore non-invasive therapy for treatment of Bell palsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and seventy-six were randomly divided into two groups, a treatment group and a control group, 138 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with non-invasive electrode pulse electric stimulation at Taiyang (EX-HN 5), Sibai (ST 2), Qianzheng (Extra), Dicang (ST 4), and the control group with routine medicine (prednisone, dibazol, vitamine B complex and Qianzheng Powder), once each day, 10 days constituting one course. After two courses, their therapeutic effects were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cured rate and the effective rate were 83.3% and 99.3% in the treatment group, and 48.5% and 88.4% in the control group respectively with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Non-invasive electrode pulse electric stimulation at facial points has obvious therapeutic effect on Bell palsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Taihe People's Hospital, Jiangxi 343700, China. guoqinghua1227@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Qing-Hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jian-Zhen
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Wu-Shen
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Mei-Zhen
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020330:Bell Palsy / Q000628:therapy*; D015671:Electroacupuncture / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged