针刺表情肌对特发性面神经麻痹表情肌功能恢复的影响

目的:观察不同针刺方法对特发性面神经麻痹表情肌功能恢复的疗效。方法:将134例特发性面神经麻痹患者随机分为针刺表情肌组(表情肌组79例)和常规取穴组(55例)。表情肌组在颅顶肌额腹、眼轮匝肌、口轮匝肌、颊肌行围刺治疗;常规取穴组穴取患侧地仓、颊车、阳白、四白、攒竹等,行针刺治疗。治疗2个疗程后比较两组疗效。结果:表情肌组有效率为94.9%,优良率为92.4%;常规取穴组有效率为70.9%,优良率为52.7%,两组疗效经统计学检验,P<0.05,差异具有统计学意义。结论:表情肌针刺疗法治疗特发性面神经麻痹优于常规取穴针灸方法。

Effect of needling the mimetic muscle on recovery of mimetic function in the patient of spontaneous facial paralysis

Objective To observe therapeutic effects of different acupuncture methods for recovery of mimetic function in the patient of spontaneous facial paralysis. Methods One hundred and thirty-four cases of facial paraly-sis were randomly divided into a mimetic muscle acupuncture group (mimetic muscle group, n=79) and a routine acupoint group (n=55). The mimetic muscle group were treated by encircling needling frontal belly of epicranial muscle, orbicular muscle of eye, orbicular muscle of mouth and buccinator muscle, and the routine acupoint group with acupuncture at Dicang (ST 4), Jiache (ST 6), Yangbai (GB 14), Sibai (ST 2), Cuanzhu (BL 2), etc. on the affected side. Their therapeutic effects were compared after they were treated for 2 courses. Results The effective rate and the good rate were 94.9% and 92.4% in the mimetic muscle group and 70.9% and 52.7% in the routine acupoint group, respectively, with a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion The therapeutic effect of needling the mimetic muscle on spontaneous facial paralysis is superior to that of the routine acu-puncture therapy.