The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology (한방안이비인후피부과학회지)

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Clinical Research Trends on Acupuncture Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia - Based on PubMed

삼차신경통의 침 치료에 대한 임상연구 동향 - PubMed를 중심으로

  • Hea-Sun Chun (Dep. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University)
  • 천혜선 (가천대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실)
  • Received : 2024.04.17
  • Accepted : 2024.05.02
  • Published : 2024.05.25
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Abstract

Objectives : This study was conducted to analyze the trends of international clinical research on acupuncture treatment for trigeminal neuralgia. Methods : A total of 14 clinical researches were selected by using PubMed, an international online database, to search for clinical researches written in English and Chinese. Selected papers were analyzed according to study characteristics, study subjects, acupuncture treatment methods, treatment results, evaluation index, safety, and adverse event reports. Results : Acupuncture was mostly used in combination with other treatment methods. The most commonly used acupuncture point was the 'Xiaguan(ST7)', and 11 acupuncture points belonging to the 'Stomach meridian' were used. In most researches, selection of local points and distant points were taken simultaneously, with some researches taking acupuncture points according to trigeminal nerve branch. There were significant improvements in most outcome measures after treatment compared to pre-treatment, and most adverse events disappeared without treatment or decreased or disappeared after grand therapy. Conclusion : According to this study, acupuncture treatment for trigeminal neuralgia was performed in various ways and was found to be effective and safe. However, it is necessary to confirm more meaningful results by supplementing the limitations of existing researches in the future.

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