Clinical study on treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome with penetration needling at the back.
- Author:
Ying GUO
1
;
Yuan-zheng SUN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Points; Acupuncture Therapy; Fibromyalgia; Humans; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Meridians
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2005;25(2):98-100
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo compare therapeutic effects of penetration needling at the back and western medicine on fibromyalgia syndrome (FS).
METHODSThirty-eight cases were randomly divided into the observation group treated with penetration needling at the first and second lines of The Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang and Governor Vessel, and the control group treated mainly with oral administration of amitriptyline, 19 cases in each group.
RESULTSThere were significant differences in the cured-markedly effective rate and the results of follow-up for 6 months for the cured-markedly effective cases between the observation group and the control group (all P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONPenetration needling therapy in the therapeutic effect on fibromyalgia syndrome is better than the medical treatment.
