简介：Objective:Toobserveclinicaltherapeuticeffectsofelectroacupuncturepluspoint-penetrationforchronicanklejointsprain.Methods:76patientswererandomlydividedintotreatmentgroup(n=43)andcontrolgroup(n=33).Inteatmentgroup,penetrationneedlingfromQiuxu(丘墟GB40)toZhaohai(照海KI6)wasperformed,combinedwithelectricalstimulationfor30min.PatientsofcontrolgroupwereorderedtotakeAntinfan(50mg,b.I.d.),supplementedwithlocalexternalapplicationofVotalincream(b.I.d.).After14treatments(twocourses),thetherapeuticeffectwasassessed.Results:Followingtwocoursesoftreatment,ofthe43casesand33casesintreatmentandcontrolgroups,33(76.7%)and15(45.5%)werecured,4(9.3%)and7(21.2%)hadmarkedimprovementintheirsymptoms,3(7.0%)and2(6.1%)hadimprovement,and3(7.0%)and9(27.3%)failed,withtheeffectiveratesbeing93.0%and72.7%respectively.Thetherapeuticeffectoftreatmentgroupwassignificantlysuperiortothatofcontrolgroup(P<0.05).Conclusion:PenetrativeneedlingplusEAissignificantlysuperiortomedicationinrelievingchronicanklespainpatient'sclinicalsymptomsandsigns.