[Observation on therapeutic effect of auricular acupuncture combined with body acupuncture for treatment of cardiac neurosis].
OBJECTIVE
To find an effective therapy for cardiac neurosis.


METHODS
Seventy-two cases were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a medication group, 36 cases in each group. The acupuncture group were treated with auricular acupuncture combined with body acupuncture, with auricular points Shenmen, Jiaogan (sympathesis), Xin (heart), etc. and body points Xinshu (BL 15), Shenmen (HT 7), Neiguan (PC 6), etc. selected; the medication group were treated with oral administration of Betaloc and Oryzanol. Their therapeutic effects were compared after treatment for 2 months.


RESULTS
The cured rate was 77.8% in the acupuncture group and 52.8% in the medication group with very significant differences (P < 0.01), the former being better than the latter.


CONCLUSIONS
Auricular acupuncture combined with body acupuncture is the best method for treatment of cardiac neurosis.
Mu
Guang-Mei
GM
Zhoukou Health School of Henan Province, Zhoukou 466000, China. zkwxmgm@163.com
Lu
Yu-Ying
YY
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D020831:Acupuncture, Ear; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D009449:Neurocirculatory Asthenia / Q000628:therapy*