Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of moxibustion at B ihuì（百会 GV 20） combined with penetration needling in treatment of intractable facial paralysis. Methods Sixty patients with intractable facial paralysis included in the study were divided into two groups according to the random number table, with 30 patients in observation group（group A）, and 30 patients in control group（group B）. Moxibustion at GV 20 combined with penetration needling were adopted in group A, and simple penetration needling was applied in group B. Once daily, thirty days of treatment were required. The House Brackmann（H-B） facial nerve function grading and improvement of clinical symptoms were observed. Results The H-B function grading and improvement of clinical symptoms in group A were superior to group B, and the difference was statistically significant（P〈0.05）. Conclusion The clinical efficacy of moxibustion at GV 20 combined with penetration needling in treatment of intractable facial paralysis is definite, and the treatment method is deserving of clinical promotion.
Objective To observe clinical effect of warm needing plus cupping at back on facial paralysis. Methods Forty cases of peripheral facial paralysis were firstly treated with warm needling. Cuánzhú （攒竹 BL 2）, Yángbái （阳白 GB 14）, Sīzhúkōng （丝竹空 TE 23）, Sìbái （四白 ST 2）, Tīnghuì （听会 GB 2）, Yìfēng （翳 风 TE 17）, Dìcāng （地仓 ST 4）, Jiáchē （颊车 ST 6）, Yíngxiāng （迎香 LI 20） and Hég （合谷 LI 4） were selected and warm needling was applied at Tīnghuì （听 会 GB 2）. Needles were retained for 30 min, once a day. Cupping at back was then applied at bilateral Fèishū （肺俞 BL 13）, Píshū （脾俞 BL 20）, Shènshū （肾 俞 BL 23） in the Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang for 10 min, once a day for first five days and then once every other day. Ten days of treatment were taken as a treatment course with one day interval between courses. The efficacy was observed after two treatment courses. Results Twenty-six cases were cured, ten cases were markedly effective, three cases were effective and one case was failed. The total effective rate was 97.5% （39/40）. Conclusion From theory of coldness to treat facial paralysis, efficacy is significant with warm needling and cupping at the Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang.
