Observation on therapeutic effect of pricking blood therapy combined with syndrome differentiation acupuncture on arthralgia syndrome.
- Author:
Ling YU
1
;
Zhen-zhong YU
;
Shu-zhuang YU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Therapy; Arthralgia; Humans; Syndrome
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2005;25(9):625-627
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo observe clinical therapeutic effect of pricking blood therapy combined with acupuncture on arthralgia syndrome.
METHODSOne hundred and ninety-two cases were randomly divided into a local pricking blood therapy combined with acupuncture group and a simple acupuncture control group, 96 cases in each group. Their therapeutic effects were compared.
RESULTSThe cured rate and the total effective rate were 83.3% and 100.0% in the treatment group and 31.0% and 87.0% in the control group with a significant difference or a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05, P < 0.01); the mean times for cure in the treatment group was superior to that in the control group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONPricking blood therapy combined with acupuncture has an obvious and definite therapeutic effect on arthralgia syndrome.
