Therapeutic Observation of Warm Needling plus Tuina for Senile Functional Constipation
- Author:
Ying LI
;
Yu HUA
;
Ning ZHONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Tuina;
Massage;
Warm Needling Therapy;
Moxibustion Therapy;
Constipation;
Aged
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2014;(5):295-299
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of warm needling plus tuina in treating senile functional constipation. ＜br> Methods: Ninety elderly patients with functional constipation were randomized into two groups. Forty-six patients in the treatment group were intervened by warm needling plus tuina; the other forty-four patients in the control group were intervened bySan Huang tablet. ＜br> Results: In the treatment group, 19 patients were cured, 24 cases showed improvement, 3 cases failed, and the total effective rate was 93.5%; in the control group, 16 patients were cured, 18 cases showed improvement, 10 cases failed, and the total effective rate was 77.3%. There was a significant difference in comparing the therapeutic efficacy (P＜0.05), and the therapeutic efficacy of the treatment group was higher than that of the control group. ＜br> Conclusion: Warm needling plus tuina can produce a higher therapeutic efficacy than takingSan Huang tablet in treating senile functional constipation.
