EVALUATION OF THE TREATMENT EFFECTS OF SKINTACT-ELECTRO COMBINED WITH "DAI TAN GIAO THANG" REMEDY IN THE TREATMENT OF PERIPHERALLY FACIAL PARALYSIS CAUSED BY COLD

Abstract

Objectives: Evaluation of the treatment effects of the skintact-electrode combined with "Dai tan giao thang" remedy and compared with skintact- electrode. Methods: 38 patients, diagnosed peripherally facial paralysis caused by cold, were examined and treated at Thua Thien Hue traditional medicine hospital, were divided into 2 groups: the study group: skintact-electrode combined with remedy, the control group: skintact-electrode only.This study was a randomizedly controlled clinical trial, comparison and control. Results: Occur at any age and gender, mostly in labor age making up 52.63%. After treatment, the botanical disorder and movement disorder symptoms at study groups reduced much more than that at control groups. The results of the good and reduced treatment of the study group are higher than that of the control group and the difference between 2 groups has statistical significance. The sooner patients were treated, the higher rate of recovering illness was, the recovering rate of study group and control group is 53.57% (less than 7 days); 42.86% (less than 7 days), respectively. Average treatment time: study group: 21.5 ± 6.1; control group: 25.6 ± 9.34 days. Conclusions: The treatment of peripherally facial paralysis caused by cold with the skintact-electrode combined with "Dai tan giao thang" remedy showed that the completely recovering rate of study group is 89.47% and the average treatment time is 21.5 ± 6.1 days. The good and fairly results of the study groups is higher than the control groups (p<0.05).