Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(5):442-443
doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2015.05.0442
Clinical Study on Abdominal Acupuncture plus Herbal Medicine for Chronic Pelvic Pain Due to Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis
Yujuan SONG ; Dianquan ZHANG ; Danping SU
Keywords
Acupuncture therapy; Abdominal acupuncture; Pelvic pain; Pelvic infection; Acupuncture medication combined; Syndrome of blood stasis and qi stagnation; Adnexitis
Country
China
Language
Chinese
Abstract
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of abdominal acupuncture plus herbal medicine in treating chronic pelvic pain due to qi stagnation and blood stasis after pelvic inflammatory diseases.Method Sixty patients with chronic pelvic pain due to qi stagnation and blood stasis after pelvic inflammatory diseases were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 30 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by abdominal acupuncture plus herbal medicine, while the control group was by herbal medicine alone. After 3 menstrual cycles, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for abdominal pain and McCormack scale were observed.Result After intervention, the abdominal VAS score and McCormack score were changed significantly in both groups (P<0.01,P<0.05). After intervention, there were significant differences in comparing the VAS score and McCormack score between the two groups (P<0.01).Conclusion Abdominal acupuncture plus herbal medicine can reduce chronic pelvic pain due to qi stagnation and blood stasis after pelvic inflammatory diseases.
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