Treatment of 52 Cases of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Active Stage by Acupuncture
- Author:
Shiyu XIANG
;
Jianmin LIU
;
Haitang LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
Immunology;
Arthritis,Rheumatoid
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2006;4(2):118-120
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Fifty-two patients exactly diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis in the active stage in clinic were treated by acupuncture plus western medicine. Thirty days made up a course of treatment. There were significant differences in clinical symptoms, signs, and immunological indexes between pretreatment and posttreatment (P<0.05, P<0.01). The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the active stage by acupuncture plus western medicine could effectively regulate humoral immunity and enhance the clinical therapeutic effect.
