Abstract Title:

Practical application of meridian acupuncture treatment for trigeminal neuralgia.

Abstract Source:

Anesth Pain Control Dent. 1992;1(2):103-8. PMID: 1392684

Abstract Author(s):

S Beppu, Y Sato, Y Amemiya, I Tode

Abstract:

This report evaluates the effect of meridian acupuncture treatment on trigeminal neuralgia. Ten patients aged 26 to 67 years (mean 55.4 years) who visited the outpatient Dental Anesthesiology Clinic at Tsurumi University Dental Hospital from 1985 to 1990 were studied. Five of the patients suffered from idiopathic and five from symptomatic trigeminal neuralgia. The patients underwent meridian treatment by acupuncture alone or acupuncture combined with moxibustion. The acupuncture method used was primarily basic treatment employing only needles without electrical stimulation. Meridian acupuncture treatments were repeated from two to four times a month. Five patients were restored to a pain-free state. The other five patients noted a decrease in pain, but with some level of pain remaining (significant pain in one patient). It is concluded that meridian acupuncture treatment is useful and can be one therapeutic approach in the management of trigeminal neuralgia.

Study Type : Human Study
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Therapeutic Actions : Acupuncture : CK(3141) : AC(456)

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