Objective: To observe clinical therapeutic effect of scalp acupuncture in the treatment of facial spasm. Methods: Sixty-five cases of facial spasm were randomly divided into control group (n=31) and treatment group(n=34). Patients of the treatment group were treated with penetrative acupuncture from Qianshencong(前神聪Extra) to Xuanli(悬厘GB 6), Baihui(百会GV 20) to Qubin(曲鬓GB 7), etc., and those of control group treated with acupuncture of Taiyang(太阳EX-HN 5), Yangbai(阳白GB 14), Quanliao(颧髎SI 18) and Xiaguan(下关ST 7), etc. once daily, 20 sessions altogether. Results: After treatment, of the 31 cases and 34 cases in control and treatment groups, 5 and 12 were cured, 8 and 13 had remarkable improvement, 11 and 8 had improvement, 7 and 1 failed, with the total effective rates being 77.42% and 97.06% respectively; and the therapeutic effect of treatment group was significantly superior to that of control group(P<0.01). Conclusion: Scalp acupuncture has an obvious therapeutic effect for facial spasm.
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