Injection therapy on acupuncture points of 68 cases of postherpetic neuralgia.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6 Injection therapy on acupuncture points of 68 cases of postherpetic neuralgia Keywords:] herpes zoster; neuropathy; acupuncture; point injection Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) refers to the skin lesions of herpes zoster has been completely cured, but there is still persistent, intense, very stubborn and intractable pain. Are severe intractable pain syndrome is one of mainly occurs in the elderly, seriously affecting the patient’s quality of life. I used acupuncture treatment of 68 patients with PHN were injected, the clinical results were satisfactory, are reported below. 1 Clinical data 1.1 Inclusion criteria (1), herpes zoster neuralgia patients cured and still; (2) consent to the cupping acupuncture point injection therapy; (3) no serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and diabetes; (4) no serious liver and kidney damage and severe infection persons. 1.2 General Information PHN patients were 68 cases of acupuncture clinics from our hospital, 42 males and 26 females; aged 50 to 85 years, mean 67 years; course of 4 weeks to 1 year; damaged nerve: 35 cases of intercostal nerves, lumbosacral 21 cases, 4 cases of cervical nerves, brachial plexus in 5 cases, 3 cases of trigeminal nerve. 1.3 Treatment 1.3.1 Acupuncture Acupoints: were taken affected side, chest and back neuralgia Jiaji take T1 ~ T5 and local Ashi point, waist neuralgia Jiaji take T6 ~ L5 and local Ashi point, upper extremity nerve pain taking the folder T1 ~ T3 ridge points and the local Ashi point, the first to take the head and face and facial neuralgia and Ashi point. Operation Method: Point routine disinfection, to take 1.5-inch needle, according to the painful area and the corresponding acupuncture points, twisting tactics to impose lift and thrust may After the gas needle retention 30min, take needle, tender point pain location were significant, with the blood collection needle prick each tender point after the next 2 to 3 cuppin