Clinical Observation of Acupoint Thread Embedding Therapy on Acute Herpes Zoster
Objective:To evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupoint thread embedding in the treatment of acute herpes zoster and its effect on the expression of interleukin-1 β(IL-1β),IL-2 and IL-6.Methods:A total of 68 patients were selected and randomly divided into an control group of 34 cases and a treatment group of 34 cases each,using a random number table method.Both groups were treated with conventional western medicine basic drugs orally,and local Ashi acupoints,bilateral Hegu,Quchi,Taichong,Yanglingquan,and corresponding nerve seg-ment Jiaji acupoints were selected.The control group was treated with regular acupuncture once a day for 2 weeks;the treatment group was treated with acupoint thread embedding once a week for 2 weeks.The clinical efficacy of two groups of patients,changes in Visual Analog Scale(VAS)scores before and after treatment for 3,7,14 d,hu-man serum differences in IL-1β,IL-2 and IL-6 levels before and after treatment,the incidence of adverse reac-tions were compared.Results:The total effective rate in the two groups was similar(P>0.05),but the proportion of total effective population(cured+significantly improved)in the treatment group was 73.53%,which was higher than that in the control group(44.12%)(P<0.05).After treatment for 3,7,and 14 d,the VAS score of the buried thread group was significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.05).After treatment,the expression levels of IL-2 in both groups of patients increased compared with before treatment(P<0.05);IL-1β and IL-6 decreased compared with before treatment(P<0.05),and the numerical changes in the treatment group were more significant than those in the control group(P<0.05).The overall incidence of adverse reactions in the treatment group was lower than that in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupoint thread embedding can quickly alleviate the acute pain level of herpes zoster patients,reduce the level of inflammatory response,and have a low incidence of adverse reactions.