title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of Hwato never and muscle stimulator on peripheral facial paralysis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of Hwato never and muscle stimulator on peripheral facial paralysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-seven cases of peripheral facial paralysis were randomly divided into a Hwato never and muscle stimulator observation group (n=44) and a G 6805 electronic stimulator control group (n=43). The same acupoints, Hegu (LI 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Taichong (LR 3) and local acupoints on the affected side were selected in the two groups. The therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although the total effective rates were both 100.0% in the two groups, the cured rate was 90.9% in the observation group and 62.8% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). There were no adverse effects in the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cured rate of Hwato never and muscle stimulator on peripheral facial paralysis is superior to that of G 6805 electronic stimulator.
authors.affiliation: Hospital of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing. cuitcm@sina.com
authors.forename: Cheng-bin
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Jin-sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Pei-jing
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Rong
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jia-ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Wei-zhe
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult