Therapeutic observation of warm needling plus tuina for senile functional constipation
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Therapeutic observation of warm needling plus tuina for senile functional constipation
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2014), Li Ying;Hua Yu;Zhong Ning.
Abstract
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of warm needling plus tuina in treating senile functional constipation. Methods: Ninety elderly patients with functional constipation were randomized into two groups. Forty-six patients in the treatment group were interviewed by warm needling plus tuina; the other forty-four patients in the control group were intervened by San Huang tablet. Results: In the treatment group, 19 patients were cured, 24 cases showed improvement, 3 cases failed, and the total effective rate was 93.5%; in the control group, 16 patients were cured, 18 cases showed improvement, 10 cases failed, and the total effective rate was 77.3%. There was a significant difference in comparing the therapeutic efficacy (P<0.05), and the therapeutic efficacy of the treatment group was higher than that of the control group. Conclusion: Warm needling plus tuina can produce a higher therapeutic efficacy than taking San Huang tablet in treating senile functional constipation.
Alternative Title
J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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Language
English
doi
10.1007/s11726-014-0792-8
issn
1672-3597
issue
5
page end
299
page start
295
volume
12