A Rrandomized Controlled Study on the Treatment of Gastrocnemius Spasm in the Elderly with Fire Needle Pricking
Objective:To explore the clinical efficacy of fire needle pricking in the treatment of nocturnal gastrocnemius spasm in the elderly.Methods:80 elderly patients with gastrocnemius spasm were included in the study and randomly divided into observation group(n=39)and control group(n=38).The observation group was treated with fire needle pricking,and the control group was treated with Park needle.Both groups were treated 3 times a week,and 3 times were 1 course of treatment,for a total of 3 courses of treatment.The improvement of symptoms,signs and insomnia were compared between the two groups.Results:The total effective rate was 97.44%in the observation group,while 57.89%in the control group.There was significant difference between the two groups(P<0.001).The symptom grading score,physical sign grading score,insomnia severity index,inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress in the two groups after 1 week,2 weeks and 3 weeks of treatment were better than those before treatment and the time point before treatment(P<0.05).The degree of improvement of the above indexes in the observation group was better than that in the control group(P<0.01).Conclusion:Fire needle pricking treatment can effectively alleviate nocturnal gastrocnemius muscle spasms in elderly patients,optimize sleep quality,improve antioxidant stress capacity,reduce inflammatory damage,and can be widely used in clinical application.
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