[Experience of professor FANG Jianqiao treating trigeminal neuralgia at different stages]

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2016 Feb;36(2):191-3.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Trigerninal neuralgia is a common refractory disease in clinic. Professor FANG Jianqiao has rich experience through diagnosing and treating the disease for many years. In the first diagnosis, professor FANG underlines the position of damaged neuron and syndrome differentiation. He considers acupuncture should be implemented by stages,namely according to whether the patients are in the period of pain attack, different acupuocture prescriptions are made. Acupuncture manipulation and needle-retention time should be adjusted according to the condition of disease. And the appropriate application of electroacupuncture and transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation can strengthen the effect.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • English Abstract
  • Historical Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acupuncture Points
  • Acupuncture Therapy* / history
  • China
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia / diagnosis
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia / therapy*

Personal name as subject

  • Jianqiao FANG