Therapeutic Observation of Modified Blistering Moxibustion for Bronchial Asthma in Young Adults
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2016.01.0030
- VernacularTitle:改良化脓灸治疗青壮年支气管哮喘疗效观察
- Author:
Ruiping SHE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture moxibustion;
Scarring moxibustion;
Bronchial asthma;
Direct moxibustion;
To treat cold diseases in summer
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2016;(1):30-33
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the therapeutic difference between modified blistering moxibustion and traditional blistering moxibustion in treating bronchial asthma in young adults.Method Totally 121 young adults with bronchial asthma were randomized into a treatment group of 62 cases and a control group of 59 cases. With the same points selected for the two groups, the treatment group was intervened by blistering moxibustion with modification in several aspects including columnar moxa cone, topical anesthesia in moxibustion region, application of sticking after moxibustion, and regulation of diet, while the control group was by traditional blistering moxibustion. The treatment was given once every summer, successive 3 times as a treatment course. The attack frequency and intensity were scored before intervention and after a treatment course, and the clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result The attack frequency and intensity scores were significantly changed after the intervention in both groups (P<0.01). After treatment, the attack frequency and intensity scores in the treatment group were significantly different from that in the control group (P<0.01). The total effective rate and recovery rate were respectively 100.0% and 61.3% in the treatment group, versus 98.3% and 28.8% in the control group. There was a significant difference in comparing the recovery rate between the two groups (P<0.01); there was no significant difference in comparing the total effective rate (P>0.05). There were significant differences in comparing the blister parameters (blister starting time, blister scar falling-off time, pus drainage time, recovery time of the blister, and the maximum diameter of the blister) between the two groups (P<0.01,P<0.05).Conclusion Modified blistering moxibustion is an effective method in treating bronchial asthma in young adults.
