[METHODS] Patients of the control group were treated by manual acupuncture stimulation of main acupoints Jiaji ( EX-B 2 ) , Huantiao ( GB 30 , affected side ) , Chengshan ( BL 57 , affected side ) , Kunlun ( BL 60 , affected side ) , and supplemented acupoints Yanglingquan ( GB 34 ) , Weizhong ( BL 40 ) and Zusanli ( ST 36 ) in combination with wheat-flour-cake separated moxibustion at the main acupoints , and patients of the treatment group were treated by medicinal-cake [ Chuanwu ( Radix Aconiti ) , Caowu ( Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii ) , Ruxiang ( Olibanum ) , etc. ] - separated moxibustion in combination with manual acupuncture stimulation of the same acupoints mentioned above .