Therapeutic Observation of Grain-sized Moxibustion plus Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciitis

VernacularTitle:麦粒灸配合针刺治疗跖筋膜炎疗效观察
Author: Yumei CAI ; Jifan ZHENG ; Wenyan HUANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acupuncture-moxibustion; Fasciitis,plantar; Moxibustion with seed-sized moxa cone
From: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(11):1111-1113
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of grain-sized moxibustion plus acupuncture in treating plantar fasciitis. Method Forty patients with plantar fasciitis were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 20 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by grain-sized moxibustion plus acupuncture, while the control group was by ordinary acupuncture. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to observe the morning heel pain degree before and after the treatment, and the clinical efficacies were compared.Result The VAS scores were significantly changed after treatment in the two groups (P<0.05). After treatment, VAS score in the treatment group was significantly different from that in the control group (P<0.05). The recovery rate and total effective rate were respectively 45.0% and 95.0% in the treatment group, versus 10.0% and 90.0% in the control group, and there was a significant difference in comparing the recovery rates (P<0.01).Conclusion Grain-sized moxibustion plus acupuncture is an effective method in treating plantar fasciitis.