Clinical Study on the Treatment of Hemifacial Spasm by"Pinggan Xingqi"Acupuncture
Objective:To observe the clinical effect of acupoint selection and manipulation in the treatment of hemifacial spasm under the guidance of"Pinggan Xingqi"principle.Methods:The patients with hemifacial spasm were randomly divided into two groups.44 cases in the acupuncture group were treated with"Pinggan Xingqi"acupuncture,and 32 cases in the western medicine group were treated with carbam-azepine combined with mecobalamine.1 course of treatment lasted 15 days,and a total of 2 courses of treatment were performed.The clinical efficacy of the two groups was observed and compared after treatment.Results:After 2 courses of treatment,7 cases were cured,28 cases were effective,8 cases were effective,1 case was ineffective,the significant efficiency was 79.5%,the total effective rate was 97.7%;In the western medicine group,0 cases were cured,4 cases were effective,21 cases were effective,7 cases were ineffective,the significant efficien-cy was 12.5%,the total effective rate was 78.1%.In the acupuncture group,10 cases were cured,24 cases were effective,8 cases were effec-tive,and 2 cases were ineffective.The significant efficiency was 77.3%,and the total effective rate was 95.5%.In the western medicine group,0 cases were cured,0 cases were effective,13 cases were effective,19 cases were ineffective,and the total effective rate was 40.6%.3 months after the end of treatment,5 cases were cured,21 cases were obvious,10 cases were effective,8 cases were ineffective,the significant efficiency was 59.1%,the total effective rate was 81.2%;In the western medicine group,0 cases were cured,0 cases were obvious,5 cases were effective,27 cases were ineffective,the significant efficiency was 0%,the total effective rate was 15.6%.The total effective rate of acu-puncture group was significantly higher than that of western medicine group at the end of treatment,1 month follow-up and 3 months follow-up(P<0.05,P<0.01,P<0.01).Conclusion:The clinical effect of"Pinggan Xingqi"injection in the treatment of hemifacial spasm is obvi-ous,and the short-term and long-term curative effect is significantly better than carbamazepine combined with mecobalamine,which is wor-thy of clinical application.