Randomized Controlled Study on Warm-promotion Needling for Treatment of Cold Coagulation and Blood Stasis of Primary Dysmenorrhea
10.3969/j.issn.1005-5304.2016.01.005
- VernacularTitle:温通针法治疗寒凝血瘀型原发性痛经随机对照研究
- Author:
Runjie SUN
;
Liang TIAN
;
Bowen ZHU
;
Xiaoguang QIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
primary dysmenorrhea;
cold coagulation and blood stasis;
warm-promotion needling;
visual analogue scale;
COX menstrual symptom scale;
clinical efficacy;
randomized controlled trial
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2016;(1):23-26
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe clinical efficacy of warm-promotion needling for the treatment of cold coagulation and blood stasis of primary dysmenorrhea.Methods Totally 120 patients with cold coagulation and blood stasis of primary dysmenorrhea were randomly divided into warm-promotion needling group (60 cases) and control group (60 cases). Warm-promotion needling group was treated with warm-promotion needling at Guanyuan (RN4), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Shiqizhui (EX-B8), and Diji (SP8), and cooperated with Ciliao (BL32), Hegu (LI4), and Taichong (LR3). Control group took same acupoints and applied uniform reforcing-reducing method. The two groups began treatment 5-7 d before menstruation, 1 times a day, for 7 times. The treatment was given 3 menstrual cycles. The visual analogue scale (VAS) and COX menstrual symptom scale (CMSS) were used to observe the pain degree at the end of 1, 2, 3 menstrual cycles. The clinical efficacy was evaluated 3 months after treatment.Results The scores of VAS and CMSS was obviously reduced in the two groups after the treatment compared with those before treatment (P<0.01). The synperiodic scores of VAS and CMSS in warm-promotion needling group was obviously lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate of warm-promotion needling group was 96.67% (58/60), and the control group was 73.33% (44/60), the difference was significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Warm- promotion needling can obviously relieve dysmenorrhea symptoms and shorten the time of pain of patients with cold coagulation and blood stasis of primary dysmenorrhea, which has affirmative clinical efficacy.
