Fire acupuncture may control symptoms and prevent recurrence in patients with psoriasis: Study

A study was done to investigate the clinical efficacy of fire acupuncture (FA) on plaque psoriasis (PP), exploring its suitable syndrome types, to achieve better therapeutic effects, accelerate the possibility of psoriasis skin lesion recovery, and provide assistance for clinical treatment. A total of 8 patients with plaque psoriasis aged between 18 and 60 years were recruited and treated with fire acupuncture once a week, and the lesion area and severity index (PASI), visual analog scale and pruritus were measured before, 2, 4 and 8 weeks after treatment and at the follow-up period (week 12), respectively. Visual analog scale, and dermoscopy were used for assessment. Results: All patients showed improvement in pruritus after 1 Fire acupuncture treatment, and lesions were reduced to varying degrees after 2 weeks.

Except for patients 5 and 8, who only achieved effective results due to severe disease, all other patients with psoriasis achieved significant results at 8 weeks after treatment. Fire acupuncture can significantly control the development of lesions, reduce the symptoms of plaque psoriasis lesions and pruritus, and help prevent psoriasis recurrence.

Reference:

Chen, Rui-Ming MMa; Shi, Guo-Ao MMa; Xiong, Yong-Qin MMb; Li, Zhong-Xian MDa; Ji, Xiang MMa; Feng, Yan-Yan MDa; Yan, Luda MDa; Zhou, Xia-Yun MDa; Xu, Hai-Yan MMa; Wu, Ting MMa; Chen, Shi-Yun MDa; Gan, Hai-Fang MDa; Zhou, Yi-Fu MMa; Peng, Min MMa; Zhou, Peng MDa; Zeng, Jing-Chun MDc; Li, Jing-Jing MDa,*. Fire acupuncture for plaque psoriasis case series. Medicine 103(16):p e37848, April 19, 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037848