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  • Title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of three needling method on piriformis injury syndrome].
    Author: Yang JX, Zhu XY.
    Journal: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu; 2008 Mar; 28(3):205-6. PubMed ID: 18447222.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To search for an effective needling method for treatment of piriformis injury syndrome. METHODS: Eighty-two cases were randomly divided into a three needling group and a routine needling group, 41 cases in each group. The three needling group were treated by acupuncture at Huantiao (GB 30), Yanglingquan (GB 34) and Shenmai (BL 62), with needling shallow, middle and deep layers for Huantiao, Yanglingquan, and after acupuncture massage was given at the Foot-Taiyang Channel and the Foot-Shaoyang Channel on lumbosacral region and the affected foot. The routine needling group were treated by routine needling at Huantiao (GB 30), Juliao (GB 29), Chengfu (BL 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), massage was given also. Their therapeutic effects were compared. RESULTS: The cured rate was 87.8% in the three needling group and 63.4% in the routine needling group, with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The therapeutic effect of three needling method on piriformis injury syndrome is better than that of routine needling.
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