Therapeutic Observation of Moxibustion with Different Acupoints for Primary Dysmenorrhea

VernacularTitle:不同穴位艾灸治疗原发性痛经疗效观察
Author: Haiyan HUANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Moxibustion; Dysmenorrhea,Primary; Point,Guanyuan (CV 4); Point,Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
From: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(7):650-651
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of moxibustion in treating primary dysmenorrhea in adolescent female undergraduates. Method Sixty patients with primary dysmenorrhea were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 30 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by moxibustion at Guanyuan (CV 4), while the control group was by moxibustion at Sanyinjiao (SP 6). The symptom score was observed before intervention and after 3 menstrual cycles, and the clinical efficacies were compared. Result The symptom score was changed significantly in both groups after intervention (P<0.01). After intervention, there was a significant difference in comparing the symptom score (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 100.0%in the treatment group versus 93.3% in the control group, and the difference was statistically insignificant (P>0.05). Conclusion Moxibustion is an effective approach in treating primary dysmenorrhea, and moxibustion at different points will produce different effects.