Clinical Study on Abdominal Acupuncture plus Herbal Medicine for Chronic Pelvic Pain Due to Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2015.05.0442
- VernacularTitle:腹针配合中药治疗气滞血瘀型慢性盆腔痛的临床研究
- Author:
Yujuan SONG
;
Dianquan ZHANG
;
Danping SU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Abdominal acupuncture;
Pelvic pain;
Pelvic infection;
Acupuncture medication combined;
Syndrome of blood stasis and qi stagnation;
Adnexitis
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2015;(5):442-443
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of abdominal acupuncture plus herbal medicine in treating chronic pelvic pain due to qi stagnation and blood stasis after pelvic inflammatory diseases.Method Sixty patients with chronic pelvic pain due to qi stagnation and blood stasis after pelvic inflammatory diseases were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 30 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by abdominal acupuncture plus herbal medicine, while the control group was by herbal medicine alone. After 3 menstrual cycles, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for abdominal pain and McCormack scale were observed.Result After intervention, the abdominal VAS score and McCormack score were changed significantly in both groups (P<0.01,P<0.05). After intervention, there were significant differences in comparing the VAS score and McCormack score between the two groups (P<0.01).Conclusion Abdominal acupuncture plus herbal medicine can reduce chronic pelvic pain due to qi stagnation and blood stasis after pelvic inflammatory diseases.
