Clinical study on combined moxibustion and medication for hashimoto's thyroiditis
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Clinical study on combined moxibustion and medication for hashimoto's thyroiditis
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2012), Yong, Xia
Abstract
Objective: To observe the clinical effect of combined moxibustion and medication for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Methods: A total of 85 cases with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis who met the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated into an observation group and a control group. Forty-two cases in the observation group were treated with combined moxibustion with oral Levothyroxine Sodium tablets, whereas 43 cases in the control group were treated with oral Levothyroxine Sodium tablets alone. Then the scores of clinical symptoms and exophthalmos before and after treatment were compared. In addition, the time period for improvement of clinical symptoms in both groups were recorded and compared. Results: After one-month treatment, the scores of clinical symptoms and exophthalmos in the observation group were significantly improved than those in the control group (P<0.05); and it took less time for the cases in the observation group to get improvement compared with the control group. Conclusion: Combined moxibustion and oral Levothyroxine Sodium tablet is an efficient reliable therapy for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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English
issn
1672-3597
issue
6
page end
363
page start
359
volume
10