Clinical Observation of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Treated by Moxibustion plus Mecobalamin

• Published in: Journal of acupuncture and tuina science Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 227 - 229
• Main Author: 张小峰 肖元春（翻译）
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian 01.08.2008; Springer Nature B.V; Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Second People's Hospital of Pingdingshan City,He′nan 467000, P.R. China
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Clinical Study; Diabetes; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Peripheral neuropathy; 糖尿病神经病变; 艾条灸; 针药并用; 艾条灸; 针药并用; Acupuncture Medication Combined; Moxa Stick Moxibustion; R246.6; Diabetic Neuropathies; 糖尿病神经病变
• ISSN: 1672-3597; 1993-0399
• DOI: 10.1007/s11726-008-0227-5

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of moxibustion plus Mecobalamin in treating diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Methods Eighty subjects were equally allocated into combination and control groups. On the basis of the same basic treatment, the combination group was treated by moxibustion plus Mecobalamin and the control group simply by Mecobalamin. Treatment lasted 3 months. Nerve conduction velocity and symptom severity were compared between pre-treatment and post-treatment. Results Nerve conduction velocity was improved in both combination and control groups and more obviously in the combination group. The marked effective rate, effective rate and ineffective rate were respectively 52.5%, 32.5% and 15.0% in the combination group and 35.0%, 27.5% and 37.5% in the control group. There were statistically significant differences between the two groups ( P <0.01 or P <0.05). Conclusion Based on a basic treatment, moxibustion plus Mecobalamin is superior to simple Mecobalamin in treating diabetic peripheral neuropathy.