Acupuncture treatment for spontaneous polyhidrosis

Wang, W. Z.

Zhao, L.

Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan / sponsored by All-China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine

2008

28(4)

262-263

RCT

Acupuncture

Sweating

Miscellaneous

RCT

Fixed Acupuncture Protocol

Restricted Modalities, Acupuncture Only

Usual Care Control, Pharmaceutical

Acu Versus Usual Care

TCM Acupuncture Style

OBJECTIVE: To compare the therapeutic effects of acupuncture and western medicine on spontaneous polyhidrosis. METHODS: Acupuncture at Huatuojiaji points was used to treat 30 cases of spontaneous polyhidrosis and the western medicine was used to treat 26 cases for comparison. RESULTS: The total effective rate of the former was 96.7% and that of the latter 57.7%. The difference in therapeutic effect between the two groups was significant (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: The therapeutic effect of acupuncture at Huatuojiaji points on spontaneous polyhidrosis was better than that of western medicine

Miscellaneous

>1/WK

56

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