title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of peripheral facial paralysis treated by string puncture combined with electroacupuncture].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the effective treatment of peripheral facial paralysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-five cases of peripheral facial paralysis were randomly divided into an observation group (48 cases) and a control group (47 cases). In observation group, the acupoints located on paralyzed muscle, such as Yangbai (GB 14), Taiyang (EX-HN 5), Tongziliao (GB 1), Jiache (ST 6) and Dicang (ST 4), etc. were selected; string puncture was applied and the body of needles went through the muscular layer at 40 degrees-60 degrees angle with the direction of muscle fiber; Yangbai (GB 14), Taiyang (EX-HN 5) etc. were selected for electroacupuncture. In control group, the same acupoints and routine manipulations were applied. The clinical therapeutic effects, courses and the House-Brackmann (H-B) facial nerve function grading of both groups were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate in observation group was 100.0% (47/47) which was superior to 93.6% (44/47) in control group (P < 0.01); the average effective, marked effective and cured durations of cured patients in observation group were much shorter than those in control group (all P < 0.01); the H-B facial nerve function grading of both groups were improved after treatment (all P < 0.01), and more significant in observation group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By string puncture therapy, peripheral facial paralysis is treated more effective than that by routine puncture, and the curative courses are obviously shortened.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Department of People's Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300121, China. HCBSC2@sina.com
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-Wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult