Effects of Separate and Direct Bee Sting Punctures at Acupoints on ESR and RF in Rheumatoid Arthritis
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.12.1459
- VernacularTitle:蜂针经穴散刺法与直刺法对类风湿关节炎ESR与RF的影响
- Author:
Xue LIAO
1
;
rong Xiao DUAN
;
hong Zu WANG
;
lian Cai LI
;
Li LI
;
Yan LI
;
ying Xiong BAO
Author Information
1. 云南中医学院
- Keywords:
Bee sting;
Acupoint therapy;
Separate puncture;
Direct puncture;
Arthritis;
rheumatoid;
ESR;
RF
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(12):1459-1462
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of separate and direct bee sting punctures at acupoints on ESR and RF in rheumatoid arthritis. Method Seventy-two patients with rheumatoid arthritis were randomized to observation and control groups, 36 cases each. The observation group received separate bee sting puncture at acupoints and the control group, direct bee sting puncture at acupoints. In both groups, treatment was given once every other day, three times a week, one week as a course, for two courses. ESR and RF were measured in the two groups before treatment and at one and two weeks after. Result ESR and RF changed significantly in both groups after treatment compared with before (P<0.05). The effects of the two treatments on rheumatoid arthritis-related ESR and RF were equal and there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion Both separate and direct bee sting punctures at acupoints can reduce ESR and RF in rheumatoid arthritis. Separate bee sting puncture at acupoints is easy for the patients to accept.
