Clinical observation on mild-warm moxibustion for treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
- Author:
Jian-ling ZHAO
1
;
Zhong-ren LI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Diabetic Neuropathies; physiopathology; therapy; Endothelin-1; blood; Female; Hemodynamics; Humans; Male; Malondialdehyde; blood; Middle Aged; Moxibustion; methods; Nitric Oxide; blood; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; physiopathology; therapy
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2008;28(1):13-16
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo observe clinical therapeutic effect of mild-warm moxibustion on diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and to probe the mechanism.
METHODSSixty cases of DPN were randomly divided into a mild-warm moxibustion group, an acupuncture group and a medication group, 20 cases in each group. In the mild-warm moxibustion group and the acupuncture group, the same points, Shenshu (BL 23), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Yongquan (KI 1), etc. were selected; and the medication group were treated with Mecobalamin tablets. Their therapeutic effects and changes of fasting blood-glucose (FBG), glycosylated hematoglobin (GHB), hemorheological indexes, plasma endothelin (ET), nitric oxide (NO) and malondialdehyde (MDA) before and after treatment were investigated.
RESULTSThe total effective rate was 90.0%, FBG, GHB, hemorheological indexes, plasma ET, NO and MDA significantly improved in the mild-warm moxibustion group (P < 0.01), with no significant difference as compared with those in the acupuncture group (P > 0.05), but with a significant difference as compared with the medication group (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONMild-warm moxibustion has definite therapeutic effect on diabetic peripheral neuropathy, which is better than that of Mecobalamin.
