Clinical Study on the Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture Treatment for 30 Cases of Diabetic Peripheral Neuritis

To study the mechanisms of wrist-ankle acupuncture for prevention and treatment of diabeticperipheral neuritis.Methods:Ninety cases of diabetic peripheral neuritis were randomly divided into 3groups,and treated respectively with wrist-ankle acupuncture,body-acupuncture,and the western routinemedical treatment,with 30 cases in each of the groups;and therapeutic effects and laboratory resultscompared.Results:It is proved that the therapeutic effects of the wrist-ankle acupuncture group and bodyacupuncture group were significantly superior to those of the control group,with no significant differencesbetween the former two groups.Conclusion:Wrist-ankle acupuncture has the actions of improving themetabolisms of blood sugar and blood-lipid,lowering down blood viscosity,and restoring the functions ofperipheral nerve cells,thus giving definite therapeutic effects for diabetic peripheral neuritis.