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Randomized Controlled Study on Superficial Needling for Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia

Huang Shil

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Objective:To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of superficial needling for postherpetic neuralgia.Methods:62 cases of postherpetic neuralgia were randomly divided into two groups:superficial needling group and the amitriptyline drugs control group.The analgesic effects were observed.Results:The two groups' response rates were 96.77% and 87.09% respectively after treatment.After treatment,SF-MPQ score was significantly different in two groups(P 0.05) and after treatment the superficial needling was more significant(P 0.01).Conclusion:Superficial needling can effectively reduce pain in patients of postherpetic neuralgia and is better than amitriptyline group.

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Key concepts: Postherpetic neuralgia, Dry needling, Medicine, Amitriptyline, Anesthesia, Neuralgia, Analgesic, Randomized controlled trial