[Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis at remission stage treated with acupuncture:a randomized controlled trial]

To evaluate the differences in the therapeutic effects on relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) at remission stage between acupuncture at acupoints and shallow needling therapy at the nearby points.Forty-two patients of RRMS were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 21 cases in each one. In the observation group, besides the basic treatment, acupuncture was applied according toIn the observation group, EDSS scores in 3-month and 6-month follow-up were reduced as compared with those before treatment (bothAcupuncture achieves the significant therapeutic effects on RRMS at the remission stage. This therapy relieves the symptoms of neural functional deficits, delays the time of occurrence and reduces the annual recurrent rate.