Efficacy Observation of Balance Cupping plusYang He Decoction for Granulomatous Mastitis
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.09.1078
- VernacularTitle:平衡火罐联合阳和汤治疗肉芽肿性乳腺炎疗效观察
- Author:
li Zhang QIU
1
;
jie Xiao CHEN
;
ai Xiao LÜ
;
Kai XU
Author Information
1. 浙江省中医院
- Keywords:
Mastitis,Granulomatous;
Cupping;
Balance cupping;
Yang He decoction
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(9):1078-1081
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the therapeutic efficacy of balance cupping plusYang He decoction in treating granulomatous mastitis (GM).Method Eighty GM patients were randomized into a treatment group and a control group according to the last digit of registered number, odd or even, 40 cases each. The control group was treated withYang He decoction; the treatment group was intervened by balance cupping in addition to the treatment given to the control group. They were treated for 6 months in total. The size of lump, swollen size and infection size by the ultrasound B-scanning were observed before and after the treatment, and the clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result The total effective rate was 82.5％ in the treatment group versus 60.0％ in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). There was a significant difference in comparing the clinical efficacy between the two groups (P<0.05). The size of lump, swollen area and infection size by the ultrasound B-scanning were significantly changed in the two groups after the treatment (P<0.05); the between-group comparisons showed significant differences after the treatment (P<0.05).Conclusion Balance cupping plusYang He decoction can produce a certain efficacy in treating GM.
