Clinical Research on Improving VAS Value of Patients with Thalamic Pain with Mind-Regulating and Pain-Relieving Acupuncture

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Title

Clinical Research on Improving VAS Value of Patients with Thalamic Pain with Mind-Regulating and Pain-Relieving Acupuncture

Author(s)

Journal Publication

Date

2013

volume

22(4)

pages

154-155

Research Type

RCT

Keywords

Abstract

Objective: To explore effective methods in treating thalamic pain, and observe the efficacy of mind-regulating and pain-relieving acupuncture in the visual analogue scale (VAS). Methods: 65 patients with thalamic pain were randomly divided into the mind-regulating and pain-relieving acupuncture group (treatment group, n = 34), and the body acupuncture group (control group, n = 31). Both groups were eval-uated by VAS before and after treatment. Results: Efficacy in the treatment group was significantly better than the control group (P< 0.05), VAS score of the treatment group was significantly lower than the control group (P < 0.01). Conclusion: mind-regulating and pain-relieving acupuncture can ease central nervous system pain, and relieve symptoms of thalamic cerebrovascular pain. Mind-regulating and pain-relieving acupunc-ture was more effective in treating thalamic pain than body acupuncture treatment.

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Date of Input: 1/15/2015; Date Modified: 6/9/2015; Availability: --In File--; Priority: Normal; Pain; Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China. e-mail: zhangjiajiagz@l63.net

has health condition studied

Pain

plan

>1/WK

has study population number

65

has duration

4 Weeks

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