Needle-embedding therapy for fifty cases of post-herpetic neuralgia

ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of needle-embedding therapy for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia.MethodFifty patients of post-herpetic neuralgia treated with needle-embedding therapy from January 2013 to June 2014 at Department of pain of the Second People's Hospital of Yibin City were selected. At each time of needle-embedding therapy, 4–8 points were selected. Patients were treated once a day, 5 times for a course of treatment and received a total of 1–3 courses of treatment. Meanwhile, the curative effect was analyzed in accordance with Criteria of Diagnosis and Therapeutic Effect of Diseases and Syndromes in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Result Among the 50 patients, the markedly effective rate was 84.0% (42/50), the effective rate was 16.0% (8/50) and the total effective rate was 100.0%.ConclusionsNeedle-embedding therapy for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia offers a good curative effect.