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  • Title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined with western medicine on paralytic strabismus].
    Author: Guo HM, Dong JK, Wang HM, Zhang ZH, Li YX, Wang RX, Liu SQ.
    Journal: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu; 2008 Jun; 28(6):399-401. PubMed ID: 18630533.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To find out a better therapy for paralytic strabismus. METHODS: Ninety cases were randomly divided into an acupuncture-medicine group, an acupuncture group, a western medicine group, 30 cases in each group. The acupuncture-medicine group were treated with acupuncture at Shuigou (GV 26), Fengchi (GB 20), Yifeng (TE 17), Yiming (EX-HN 14), Taiyang (EX-HN 5), Jingming (BL 1), Cuanzhu (BL 2), etc. intramuscular injection of Vit B1 and Vit B12, and oral administration of ATP; the acupuncture group were treated with simple acupuncture, and the western medicine group were treated with simple western medicine. Their therapeutic effects were compared. RESULTS: The cured rate of 66.7% in the acupuncture-medicine group was significantly higher than 26.7% in the acupuncture group and 26.7% in the western medicine group (both P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Acupuncture combined with western medicine has obvious therapeutic effect, which is better than that of simple acupuncture or simple western medicine.
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