[Observation on therapeutic effect of Hwato never and muscle stimulator on peripheral facial paralysis].
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.
Cui
Cheng-bin
CB
Hospital of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing. cuitcm@sina.com
Yang
Jin-sheng
JS
Rong
Pei-jing
PJ
Zhu
Bing
B
Liu
Jia-ying
JY
Han
Ying
Y
Liu
Wei-zhe
WZ
Zhou
Yu
Y
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