Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Mainly by Acupuncture
- Author:
Yanming GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Arthritis,rheumatoid;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Electroacupuncture;
Cupping Therapy
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2005;3(6):35-36
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
It is considered that local points or points along meridians plus Ashi points are selected to treat diseases by acupuncture. For examples: Jianyu(LI 15), Jianneiling (Ex UE),Jianzhen(SI 9) are selected to treat shoulder joint diseases; Kunlun(BL 60), Zhaohai(KI 6),Qiuxu(GB 40), Bafeng (Ex LE 10) and Ashi points are selected to treat anklebone and phalange diseases, plus electroacupuncture and microwave radiation. We treated 118 cases of rheumatoid arthritis. The results showed cure in 12 cases, remarkable effect in 38 cases,improvement in 62 cases and failure in 6 cases. The total effective rate was 97.9%.
