麦粒灸结合针刺治疗慢性功能性便秘随机对照研究
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Published in | 世界针灸杂志:英文版 Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 8 - 14 |
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2011
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ISSN | 1003-5257 |
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Bibliography: | 11-2892/R Objective To compare the differences of therapeutic effects of chronic functional constipation treated with the combined therapy of moxibustion and acupuncture and simple acupuncture. Methods One hundred cases of constipation were randomly divided into an acupuncture-moxibustion group and a simple acupuncture group with 50 cases for each group. Two groups of acupoints were adopted every other day alternatively for both groups. Point group 1: Tiansha (天枢ST 25), Daheng (大横 SP 15), Qihai (气海 CV 6), Guanyuan (关元 CV 4), Ztisanli (足三里 ST 36), Shangjhxu (上巨虚 ST 37) and Sanyinjiao (三阴交 SP 6). Point group 2: Zhsngliao (中髎 BL 33), Xiatliao (下髎 BL 34), Dachangsha (大肠俞 BL 25), Shenshu (肾俞 BL 23) and Pisha (脾俞 BL 20). Acupuncture was the only therapy adopted for acupuncture group on all the above mentioned points. While, for acupuncture-moxibustion group, moxibustion with grain-shaped moxa cones was applied on Qihai (所海 CV 6), Zusatnli (足三里 ST 36), Datchangshu (大肠俞 BL 25) and Pishu (脾俞 BL 20), and acupuncture was applied on the rest points. Clinical therapeutic effect, clinical score of constipation, quality of life and score of psychological symptoms were observed before and after the treatment. Results The total effective rate in acupuncture-moxihustion group was 74.0%(37/50), which was superior to that (52.0%, 26/50) in acupuncture group (P〈0.05). The clinical scores of constipation, quality of life and scores of psychological symptoms of both groups improved after the treatment. For clinical scores of constipation, degree of difficulty in bowel movement, duration of defecation, abdominal pain, difficulty in exsufflation, incomplete sensation after defecation, obstruction sense of anus, purgative prescription dependence, score of life quality and psychological symptoms of acupuneture-moxibustion group were all better than those of simple acupuncture group (P〈0.05, P〈0.01). Conclusion The combined therapy of both moxibustion with grain-shaped moxa cones and acupuncture is safe and effective in treatment of chronic functional constipation, and the effect is superior to simple therapy of acupuncture. Chronic Functional Constipation; Acupuncture Therapy; Direct Moxibustion; Quality of Life; Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) WANG Li-juan WANG Ling-ling(Laboratory of Integration of Acupuncture and Medication, Nanjing University of CM, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China ) |
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ISSN: | 1003-5257 |