title: [Comparative study on the Pizhen and acupuncture for the treatment of supraclavicular nerve-entrapment syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical effects of Pizhen for the treatment of supraclavicular nerve-entrapment syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  From March 2004 to April 2006, among the 200 patients of supraclavicular nerve-entrapment syndrome, 100 patients (75 patients were male and 25 patients were female, ranging in age from 25 to 65 years, with an average of 45 years)were treated with Pizhen, 100 patients (60 patients were male and 40 patients were female, ranging in age from 16 to 63 years, with an average of 35 years) were treated with Acupuncture. The therapeutic effects of the two groups were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients were followed up and the duration ranged from 6 to 12 months, 9.6 months in average. Among the patients in Pizhen group, 79 patients got an excellent result, 12 good, 8 fair, and 1 poor, and the tension exponent of soft tissues decreased from preoperative 3.56 +/- 0.35 to postoperative 2.11 +/- 0.41. In the control group, 43 patients got an excellent result, 21 good, 17 fair, and 19 poor, the tension exponent of soft tissues decreased from preoperative 3.61 +/- 0.21 to postoperative 3.13 +/- 0.56. The therapeutic effects and tension exponent of soft tissue in the two groups had statistical differences (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The clinical effect of Pizhen is better than the the acupuncture for the treatment of supraclavicular nerve-entrapment syndrome. The therapy of Pizhen is safe, good and easily to practice.
authors.affiliation: The Luqiao Branch of Taizhou Hospital, Taizhou 318050, Zhejiang, China. yyr-5560@163.com
authors.forename: You-Rong
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Rang-Teng
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: You-Ji
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Si-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: De-Qing
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guang-Hua
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Fu-Ming
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*