Therapeutic Observation of Reinforcing and Reducing by Acupuncturing at Lower He-sea Points along and against Channel’s Direction for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.01.0060
- VernacularTitle:迎随补泻法针刺下合穴治疗胃食管反流病疗效观察
- Author:
Mengjuan SUN
;
Xiaowei SUN
;
Beng ZHANG
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Gastroesophageal reflux disease;
Reinforcing and reducing by acupuncturing along and against channel’s direction;
Points,Lower He-sea
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(1):60-63
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of reinforcing and reducing by acupuncturing at lower He-sea points along and against channel's direction in treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).Method Sixty-one GERD patients were randomized into a treatment group of 34 cases and a control group of 27 cases. The treatment group was intervened by reinforcing and reducing by acupuncturing at lower He-sea points along and against channel’s direction, while the control group was treated with oral administration of Omeprazole tablets. The two groups were intervened once a day, 4 weeks in total. The clinical efficacies in the two groups were compared based on the symptoms scores before and after the treatment.Result The total effective rate was 97.1% in the treatment group versus 85.2% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The relapse rate 6 months after the treatment was 16.7% in the treatment group versus 50.0% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Reinforcing and reducing by acupuncturing at lower He-sea points along and against channel’s direction is an effective approach in treating GERD.
