J Tradit Chin Med. 1999 Sep; 19(3): 195-9.

Treatment of postapoplectic thalamic spontaneous pain by electroacupuncture at huatuojiaji points.

Jiang Z, Li C, Li Y.

Hospital Affiliated to Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Sichuan Province.

The authors have treated 30 cases of postapoplectic thalamic spontaneous pain (PTSP) by electro-acupuncture at Huatuojiaji points (Extra), with the other 30 cases of PTSP treated by oral administration of carbamazepine as the controls. The total effective rate was 90% in the acupuncture group, and 86.7% in the control group. The difference in the total effective rate between the two groups was not statistically significant (P > 0.05), suggesting that electroacupuncture at Huatuojiaji (Extra) is a better therapy for PTSP.