Therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture combined with medicine on acute rheumatoid arthritis at active stage.
- Author:
Zhou AI
1
;
Yuan-yuan LIU
;
Lian YANG
;
Qian-ru ZHANG
;
Ting ZOU
;
Yu-feng XI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Arthritis, Rheumatoid; therapy; Electroacupuncture; Humans; Medicine
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2005;25(8):531-533
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo explore a treatment program for increasing therapeutic effect on rheumatoid arthritis at active stage.
METHODSOne hundred and forty-six cases were randomly divided into treatment group (n = 74) and medicine control group (n = 72). The treatment group were treated by electroacupuncture at Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Yanglingquan (GB 34), etc. , combined with meloxicam, sulfasalazine and MTX. The control group treated by simple the Western medicines. Their therapeutic effects were compared.
RESULTSThe effective rate was 79.73% in the treatment group and 51.39% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P< 0. 05).
CONCLUSIONElectroacupuncture combined with medicine has a better therapeutic effect than the simple medicine on rheumatoid arthritis at active stage.
