Treatment of 21 Cases of Post-herpetic Neuralgia by Warm Acupuncture

摘要

Jiaji (Ex-B 2), Waiguan (TE 5), Taichong (LR 3), Zulinqi (GB 41) and Ashi points were mainly selected. Adjunct acupoints were added according to the affected positions. Neiting (ST 44) was added when the affected position was mainly on the abdomen, Kunlun (BL 60) was added on the back and Xingjian (LR 2) was added on the hypochondriac region. Twenty- one patients with post-herpetic neuralgia were treated. The result showed that pain and skin injury of 16 cases disappeared, skin injury of 4 cases disappeared with obviously alleviated pain and skin injury of 1 case disappeared with slightly alleviated pain.