Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Allergic Rhinitis and Its Influence on the Patients' Quality of Life
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2019.02.0202
- VernacularTitle:针灸治疗过敏性鼻炎的疗效及对患者生活质量的影响
- Author:
Xu-Jin JIA
1
;
Yi-Qun XIONG
;
Jia-Yan WANG
Author Information
1. 宁波市中医院
- Keywords:
Acupuncture-moxibustion therapy;
Ginger moxibustion;
Rhinitis,Allergic;
Rhinallergosis;
Inflammatory factor;
Quality of life;
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2019;38(2):202-205
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on allergic rhinitis and its influence on the patients' quality of life. Method Seventy-two patients with allergic rhinitis were allocated, according to different protocols, to control and observation groups, 36 cases each. The control group received conventional Western drug treatment and the observation group, acupuncture and moxibustion. Both groups were treated for three consecutive months. The effects were evaluated after the completion of treatment. VCAM-1, interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) levels were measured using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The quality of life was assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF. The clinical therapeutic effects and the influences on the patients' quality of life were compared between the two groups. Result The total efficacy rate was 97.2％ in the observation group, which was higher than 86.1％ in the control group (P<0.05). There were no statistically significant pre-treatment differences in VCAM-1, IL-4, IL-6 and IL-10 levels between the two groups (P>0.05). After treatment, VCAM-1, IL-4, IL-6 and IL-10 levels decreased in both observation and control groups compared with before (P<0.05) and were lower in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the physical health, psychological health, social relationships, environment and independent ability scores increased in both observation and control groups compared with before (P<0.05) and were higher in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture and moxibustion has a definite therapeutic effect on allergic rhinitis. It can reduce the levels of inflammatory factors and improve the patients' quality of life.
