针刺治疗外展神经麻痹的临床研究

目的：观察针刺治疗外展神经麻痹的疗效。方法：采用针刺治疗40例外展神经麻痹，测定治疗前后患者眼球活动范围值。结果：针刺治疗外展神经麻痹疗效显著，其中对外伤型最为有效，并且针刺疗法可使麻痹神经肌肉恢复其正常功能。结论：针刺是治疗外展神经麻痹的有效方法之一，其机理可能为针刺刺激了外展神经及其分支或者刺激了肌肉的肌梭、肌腱等组织，兴奋了神经肌肉兴奋收缩耦联，促进了神经肌肉功能恢复。

A Clinical Study on the Treatment of Abducent Paral- ysis by Acupuncture

ve: To observe the curative effect of acupuncture for abducent paralysis(AP) . Methods: 40 cases of AP were treated by acupuncture, and the scope of eyeball movement was detected before and after treatment. Results: Acupuncture was markedly effective for AP, especially traumatic type, and was helpful to restore the function of paralyzed nerve and muscle. Conclusion: Acupoint acupuncture is one of the effective measures for AP. Its mechanism may be stimulation of abducent nerve and its branches or of the muscle spindle and tendon, and excitation of nerve - muscle contraction couple so as to promote the restoratin of nerve and muscle function.