简介:42caseswithischialgiaweredividedintotwogroupsatrandom,inwhich30casesweretreatedbyacupuncture,12casestreatedbyChineseherbs.TheresultshowedthatacupuncturetherapywasmormeffectivethantheChineseherbs.Theexperimentalstudyindicatedthattheconcentrationofperipheralplasma5-HTwasmarkedlyhigherthannormalvaluebeforeacupuncturetreatment,whereasitsconcentrationdeclinedsignificantlyaftertreatment.(P<0.05)