title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of three needling method on piriformis injury syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search for an effective needling method for treatment of piriformis injury syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-two cases were randomly divided into a three needling group and a routine needling group, 41 cases in each group. The three needling group were treated by acupuncture at Huantiao (GB 30), Yanglingquan (GB 34) and Shenmai (BL 62), with needling shallow, middle and deep layers for Huantiao, Yanglingquan, and after acupuncture massage was given at the Foot-Taiyang Channel and the Foot-Shaoyang Channel on lumbosacral region and the affected foot. The routine needling group were treated by routine needling at Huantiao (GB 30), Juliao (GB 29), Chengfu (BL 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), massage was given also. Their therapeutic effects were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cured rate was 87.8% in the three needling group and 63.4% in the routine needling group, with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic effect of three needling method on piriformis injury syndrome is better than that of routine needling.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Tongren College of Professional Technique, Guizhou, China. yangjunxiong_250@163.com
authors.forename: Jun-xiong
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiao-yi
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D012585:Sciatica / Q000628:therapy*; D013577:Syndrome