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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Neurol.
Sec. Neuromuscular Disorders and Peripheral Neuropathies
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1459738

Systematic Evaluation and Meta-analysis of the Efficacy of Jingjin Acupuncture Therapy in the Treatment of Peripheral Facial Palsy

Provisionally accepted
Xingyu Kang Xingyu Kang Ying Huang Ying Huang *Xueyan Lv Xueyan Lv Xiaofang Liu Xiaofang Liu *Siyu Chen Siyu Chen *le ma le ma *shuai shi shuai shi *
  • Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China

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    Objective: To systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy of Jingjin(muscle region of meridian, sinew/tendon/fascia) acupuncture therapy in treating peripheral facial paralysis.: A computerized search of the PubMed database, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Studies, SCOPUS, Web of Science, PEDro, China Knowledge, Wanfang, and Wipu was performed for published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis by Jingjin acupuncture therapy from the beginning of the construction of the database until April 2, 2024, The studies, after a two-person independent extraction of data, were assessed for paper quality and then analyzed for Meta-analysis using RevMan5.4 software. Results: 19 randomized controlled trials involving 1436 patients were included.Meta-analysis showed that Jingjin acupuncture therapy for peripheral facial palsy had a higher overall effectiveness rate (OR=3.93, 95% CI [2.78, 5.56], Z=7.75, P<0.00001) and cure rate (RR=1.69, 95% CI [1.51, 1.90], and Z=8.89, P<0.00001) were higher than those of conventional therapy. Jingjin acupuncture therapy was also superior to conventional acupuncture therapy in terms of Facial Disability Index-Physical (FDIP) scores, Facial Disability Index-Social (FDIS) scores, facial nerve function scores, and Portmann scores on the Facial Disability Index Scale in patients with peripheral facial paralysis.Jingjin acupuncture therapy is effective in treating peripheral facial paralysis and has better overall efficacy than conventional therapy. However, the reliability is limited by the small number of high-quality studies with scientifically rigorous methods and designs, so more large-sample, high-quality, randomized controlled studies are still needed for further validation.

    Keywords: Jingjin, Meridian, sinew, Acupuncture, facial paralysis;

    Received: 04 Jul 2024; Accepted: 15 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Kang, Huang, Lv, Liu, Chen, ma and shi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Ying Huang, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
    Xiaofang Liu, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
    Siyu Chen, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
    le ma, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
    shuai shi, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China

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