Combined acupuncture-moxibustion and psychotherapy for perimenopause syndrome
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Combined acupuncture-moxibustion and psychotherapy for perimenopause syndrome
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2011), Denghong, Liu.
Abstract
Objective:To observe the effect of combined acupuncture-moxibustion with psychotherapy in treating perimenopause syndrome. Methods: Eighty patients with perimenopause syndrome were randomized into two groups. Forty-two patients in the treatment group were intervened by acupuncture-moxibustion and psychotherapy, and the other 38 in the control group were treated by acupuncture-moxibustion only. The treatment was given once a day, 15 times constitute a treatment course. The therapeutic effects were evaluated after 3 treatment courses. Results: The total effective rate and the effective rate of the emotional state were both 97.6% in the treatment group, versus 89.5% and 73.7% in the control. The comparison of the total effective rate and the effective rate of the emotional state between the two groups both showed significant difference (P<0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture-moxibusiton has better effect in treating perimenopause syndrome when combined with psychotherapy.
Alternative Title
J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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Language
English
doi
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-011-0532-2
issn
1672-3597
issue
5
page end
286
page start
283
volume
9