Cupping on the plum-blossom needle coated with ointment in 39 cases of herpes zoster.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Cupping on the plum-blossom needle coated with ointment in 39 cases of herpes zoster [Keywords:] herpes zoster; plum-blossom needle; cupping method; cream coated Shingles is caused by the varicella - zoster virus-induced acute herpes skin disease. The main part of the “cortex” to pain-based disease, Chinese medicine practitioners as a “skin numb.” Owing to occur in the waist and Local burning, it is “wrapped around the waist Dragon”, “fire poison Dan” said. In recent years, I used acupuncture and cupping plum, coated Voltaren cream method of treatment of 39 cases of outpatients, more satisfactory results achieved are reported below. 1 General Information 39 cases in 32 males and 7 females; aged 17 to 76 years; newly diagnosed disease for 1 to 13 days; lumbar nerve area in 21 cases, 16 cases of thoracic nerve area, cervical nerve area in 2 cases. 2 treatment Routine disinfection of skin around the needle and the skin rash, rash around the area with a plum blossom needle percussion 1 week, followed by tapping rash distribution, to pierce the skin rash for the degree. According to patient age, disease is different with weak stimulation, respectively, medium and strong stimulation of stimulation. (1) weak force stimulation light, momentum is small, touch the body a short time, the main applicable to the elderly, the infirm, children with newly diagnosed patients; (2 ) strong stimulation force weight, momentum large, touch the body a little longer, for young and strong with a big main, the course is longer; (3) the strength of middle-range stimuli Tapping stimulation between the moderate momentum, the main for most patients. and use call-in flash fire cupping suction method in the downing of position, leaving cans of 15min, shows a small amount of bloody secretions sucked out, dry cotton ball to be wipe clean with disinfectant to keep clean to prevent infection. treated with Voltaren cream, its scope 1cm beyond the rash area