Observations on the Efficacy of Warm Needling plus Chinese Herb Fumigation in Treating Plantar Fasciitis
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2015.04.0362
- VernacularTitle:温针灸配合中药薰洗治疗足底筋膜炎疗效观察
- Author:
Shanhai QIAN
;
Lei CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Warm needling therapy;
Fumigation;
Heel pain;
Plantar fasciitis
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2015;(4):362-363
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinicalefficacy of warm needling plus Chinese herb fumigation in treating plantar fasciitis.MethodSixty-one patients with plantar fasciitis were randomly allocated to a treatment group of 31 cases and a control group of 30 cases. The treatment group receivedwarm needling plus Chinese herb fumigation and the control group, warm needling alone.ResultThe total efficacy rate and the cure rate were 100.0% and 61.3%, respectively, in the treatment group and 96.7%and 40.0%, respectively, in the control group. There was no statistically significant difference in the total efficacy rate between the two groups (P>0.05), but the cure rate was significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group and there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). There was a statistically significant pre-/post-treatment difference in the VAS score in the two groups (P<0.01), indicating that both the groups had a good analgesic effect. There was a statistically significant post-treatment difference in the VAS score between the treatment and control groups (P<0.01), indicating that theanalgesic effect was better in the treatment group than in the control group.ConclusionThe efficacy of warm needling plus Chinese herb fumigation is better than that of warm needling alone in treating plantar fasciitis.
