Therapeutic observation on heat-sensitive moxibustion plus acupoint injection for ankylosing spondylitis
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Title
Therapeutic observation on heat-sensitive moxibustion plus acupoint injection for ankylosing spondylitis
Description
J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2013), Liu, Min-juan;Wang, Kui;Ren, Chang-ju
Abstract
Objective—To observe the clinical efficacy of heat-sensitive moxibustion plus acupoint injection in treating ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods—Totally 116 subjects with AS were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 58 each. The treatment group was intervened by heat-sensitive moxibustion plus acupoint injection, and the control was by oral medication. Therapeutic efficacy was evaluated after 3 treatment courses. Results—The markedly effective rate was 38.9% and the total effective rate was 96.6% in the treatment group versus 11.9% and 67.8% in the control group. The markedly effective rate and total effective rate in the treatment group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion—Heat-sensitive moxibustion combining with acupoint injection has better therapeutic efficacy than oral medication in treating AS, and it’s easy-to-operate without adverse reactions.
Alternative Title
J Acupunct Tuina Sci
Date
Language
English
issn
1672-3597
issue
3
page end
176
page start
173
volume
11