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Research Articles - Arthritis |
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August, 2005 issue of Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion
subject: Chinese Therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture combined with medicine on active acute rheumatoid arthritis Abstract objective: To explore a treatment program for increasing therapeutic effect on rheumatoid arthritis at active stage; Methods: 146 cases were randomly divided into treatment group (n=74) and medicine control group (n=72). The treatment group were treated by electroacupuncture at LI11 (Quchi), LI4 (Hegu), GB34 (Yanglingquan), etc, in combination with meloxicam, sulfasalazine and MTX. The control group were treated only by western medicine. Their therapeutic effects were compared. Results: The effectice rate was 79.73% in the treatment group and 51.39% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (p<0.05). conclusion: Electroacupuncture in combination of medicine has a better therapeutic effect than the medicine only group on active stage rheumatoid arthritis ( 6 standards:1. no joint pain; 2. no pressing pain; 3. no swolleness;4. morning stiffness is less than 15 minutes; 5. no fatigue or tiredness; 6. ESR<30mm/hr for female or ESR<20mm/hr for male. Effective: 4 of the above improved over 50%, otherwise ineffective
Two groups rheumatoid arthritis patients result
group case # effective non-effective effective rate (%)
therapeutic 74 59 15 79.73
control 72 37 35 51.39
2. Acupuncture For knee Arthritis (translated and editted by Dr. Li Liu,L.Ac)<<Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion>>12,2002
Clinical data: 152 cases knee arthritis , male cases 65 and female cases 87. Ages are from 40 to 78 years old. Pain duration is from 2 months to 10 years. Major symptom is knee joint pain 152 cases, lowered mobility 56cases, pressing pain around patella 152 cases, friction 152 cases, collect 80 cases of X-Ray, showing knee joint spur formation on the edge or reduced joint space.
Acupuncture Therapy: 1.5 Cun needle, Gauge 30 to GB34, SP9, SP10, ST34, PingBuPingXie for 30 minutes. One treatment everyday for 5 weeks as one therapeutic course. After acupuncture, use TDP lamp to heat local points 30-40cm away from skin once a day.
Results: after one therapeutic course, 64 cases (42.1%) were cured, all clinical symptoms are gone, joint mobility is normal, walk and squat is normal; 18 cases ( 11.8%) improved, clinical symptom and mobility is almost normal, feel sore when weather changes or tired; 6 cases (4.0%) no change. Total effective rate is 96.0%.
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