title: Clinical effects of acupuncture for diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical effects of acupuncture for diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Totally 65 patients were randomly divided into a treatment group of 32 cases and a control group of 33 cases. On the basis of conventional treatment of diabetes, acupuncture was used in the treatment group, and inositol was orally administered in the control group. During a 3-month treatment, changes in the symptoms were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the treatment group, 16 cases were markedly relieved, 12 cases improved, and 4 cases failed, with a total effective rate of 87.5%. In the control group, 7 cases were markedly relieved, 14 cases improved and 12 cases failed, with a total effective rate of 63.6%. There was a significant difference in the total effective rate between the 2 groups (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture may show good effects for diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning 110032, China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuan-Xu
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome