Clinical Observation on Treatment of Acute Gouty Arthritis with Acupuncture: A Report of 60 Cases
- Author:
Qinchun ZHANG
;
Qinglin HUANG
;
Xuefang LIANG
;
Chouping HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Moxibustion;
Arthritis,gouty;
Randomized Controlled Trials
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2004;2(3):32-33
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Bilateral Quchi (LI 11), Zusanli (ST 36), Shenshu (BL 23), Pangguangshu (BL 28),Yinlingquan (SP 9), Dazhui (GV 14) and Ashi points have been selected to treat 60 cases of acute gouty arthritis with the combination of moxa-stick moxibustion, and indomethacin and colchicines have been selected to treat another 60 cases as the control group. Two weeks after the treatment, the therapeutic effect of the two groups had significant difference with the effective rate of 93.3% in the former and 70.0% in the latter respectively (P＜0.01).
