[Controlled observation on Guan-moxibustion and suspended moxibustion for treatment of herpes simplex virus facial neuritis].

Objective To evaluate clinical therapeutic effect of Guan-moxibustion on herpes simplex virus facial neuritis. Methods One hundred and sixty cases were enrolled in 3 centers and 157 cases were completed the study. All the patients were randomly divided into 2 groups, a Guan-moxibustion group and a suspended moxibustion group. All of them were treated with basic acupuncture, and the Guan-moxibustion group were added with Guan-moxibustion and the suspended moxibustion group with suspended moxibustion. They were treated for 8 weeks, and facial disability index (FDI) and House-Brackmann facial nerve grading system were used to assess therapeutic effects. Results The effective rate was 91.0% in the Guan-moxibustion group and 72.2% in the suspended moxibustion group with a significant difference between the two groups (P0.05), the Guan-moxibustion being better than the suspended moxibustion group. Conclusion The therapeutic effect of Guan-moxibustion plus acupuncture on herpes simplex virus facial neuritis is better than that of suspended moxibustion plus acupuncture.