Clinical applications of adjustable magnetic blunt-tip needle
Hou, S.K.
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 8(4): 239-242
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0255-2922 PMID: 3246882 Document Number: 306414
The adjustable magnetic blunt-tip needle increased the cure rate by 32.7% and the effective rate by 12.7%, a very significant difference (P < 0.001) compared with the simple blunt-tip needle. The total effective rate increased by 18.0% as compared with simple magnetic therapy. For pain, hypertension, tennis elbow and sprain it had an especially marked and rapid curative effect. It also played a certain role in prevention and elimination of musculus gastrocnemius fatigue in atheletes and had obvious effect on the nail fold microcirculation.