[Observation on therapeutic effect of surround needling plus surround moxibustion on herpes zoster].
OBJECTIVE
To search for a better therapy for herpes zoster.


METHODS
Seventy-two cases of herpes zoster were randomly divided into a treatment group of 38 cases treated with surround needling plus surround moxibustion (direct moxibustion at the area of surround needling), and a control group of 34 cases treated with surround needling the margin of the herpes zoster from "the head" to "the tail" of the herpes zoster respectively.


RESULTS
The 38 cases in the treatment group were cured within 3 days with an effective rate of 97.4%, which was better than 85.3% in the control group (P<0.05), with the herpes stopping and scab time shorten, and incidence of residual neuralgia reduced.


CONCLUSIONS
Surround needling plus surround moxibustion has obvious therapeutic effect on herpes zoster.
Zhang
Min
M
Chengdu Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Chengdu First People's Hospital, Sichuan 610016, China. zm859@163.com
Qiu
Ling
L
Zhang
Ji
J
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000379:methods*