Table 3. Analysis of the Non-randomized Controlled Trials

First author (Year)	Country	Materials			Methods				Results		Conclusions
		Diagnosis	Sample size (T/C)	Period	T	C	Period (Frequency)	Evaluation	T	C
Chen M (2008)19)	China	Peripheral facial paralysis	121 (52/23/21/25)	>3m	Electro-Atx,Infrared,Massage	Electro-Atx,Infrared	1time/2d, Total 3m	① SFGS (a)Resting (b)Move② Effective rate	① (a) +1.34±0.47 (b) +6.57±0.63② 90.4%	① (p<0.05) (a)+0.64±0.23 (b)+4.13±0.50② 78.3% (p<0.05)	Combined treatment is effective.
						Electro-Atx,Massage				① (p<0.05) (a)+0.74±0.73 (b)+3.60±0.67② 81.0% (p<0.05)
						Infrared, Massage				① (p<0.05) (a)+1.03±0.18 (b)+4.23±0.35② 84.0% (p<0.05)
Chen Y (2009)73)	China	Peripheral facial paralysis	90 (60/30)	>6m	HM(A)	HM(B)	<2m	Effective rate	75.0%	23.4%	HM(A) is effective.
Liu H (2015)71)	China	Peripheral facial paralysis	48 (24/24)	Not stated	Atx(scalp),Moxa	Atx,Moxa	Qd,1c: 12d,Total 2c	Effective rate	95.83% (p<0.05)	70.83%	Effective
Wan M (2017)72)	China	Peripheral facial paralysis	60 (30/30)	3~24m	HM,Moxa,Steam bath,Atx	HM,Moxa,Steam bath	7d,Total c is not stated.	Effective rate	86.77%	76.77%	Effective