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Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy was used to treat 49 cases of restless legs syndrome. Yanglingquan (GB 34), Jinggu(BL 64), Chengshan (BL 57), Chengjin (BL 56) and Shangqiu (SP 5) were the main acupoints; Ganshu (BL 18), Shenshu (BL 23) and Taixi (KI 3) were matched to the type of deficiency of liver and kidney yin; Xuehai (SP 10) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) were matched to the type of cold-dampness entering interior. Chengshan (BL 57) and Chengjin (BL 56) were needled. After the arrival of qi, warm needling was done. Bilateral Chengshan (BL 57) were injected with complex prescriptionRadix Salviae Miltiorrhizae injection. The clinical symptoms of 41 cases disappeared totally, the clinical symptoms of 7 cases disappeared and the clinical symptoms of 1 case disappeared partly.
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Author: LIU Gui-lin (1963- ), male, chief physician
Translator: KUAI Le
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Gui-lin, L. Treatment of 49 cases of restless legs syndrome by acupuncture plus acupoint injection. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 4, 50–51 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02852359
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02852359