Bibliometric analysis of diseases spectrum of moxibustion therapy

Huang, Qin-feng; Wu, Huangan; Liu, Jie; Jun-hee, Hong.

doi:10.1007/s11726-012-0633-6

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“…Recently, many in-depth and extensive studies have been carried out on moxibustion. Moxibustion has proved to have a satisfactory effect for an increasing number of complicated cases [25,26]. Moxibustion has a positive dualside regulatory effect on the immune system, which can promote the normalization of disorderly immune function, and also facilitate the resistance capability of the body [27].…”

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Effectiveness of Moxibustion Combined with Conventional Treatment for Moderate-Severe Persistent Allergic Rhinitis: Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled Trial

Chen¹,

Guo²,

Hou³

et al. 2017

J Clin Trial

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Introduction: The incidence of allergic rhinitis (AR) has risen dramatically in recent years, and presents with higher symptom frequency, affecting quality of life. Clinical research shows that conventional medical treatment can rapidly relieve AR symptoms; however, there is a high incidence of relapse. Moxibustion treatment reportedly has a good effect in reducing the relapse rate. However, trial-based evidence for the effectiveness of these combined treatments is necessary.

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Effectiveness of Moxibustion Combined with Conventional Treatment for Moderate-Severe Persistent Allergic Rhinitis: Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled Trial

Chen¹,

Guo²,

Hou³

et al. 2017

J Clin Trial

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“…A bibliometric analysis of papers published from 1954 to 2007 revealed that moxibustion has been reported for treating 364 kinds of diseases [6]. Moxibustion therapy is most commonly applied in cases of malposition, diarrhea, and colitis [7], followed by knee osteoarthritis, temporomandibular joint disturbance syndrome, soft tissue injury, heel pain, asthma, urinary retention, and herpes zoster [7]. Moxibustion and acupuncture rely on thermal and mechanical stimulations of particular points in the human body and inducing different biological reactions [8].…”

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Experimental and Numerical Study on the Temperature Elevation in Tissue during Moxibustion Therapy

Solovchuk

Deng

Sheu

2020

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Moxibustion is a thermal therapy in traditional Chinese medicine that relies on the heat from burning moxa to be transferred beneath the skin surface. Although moxibustion has long been in widespread practice, the mechanism of heat transfer modality and temperature distribution during this treatment is not yet well understood. The current paper presents the first examination by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the three-dimensional temperature elevation during moxibustion treatment. A mathematical model for the prediction of temperature elevation during moxibustion therapy has been constructed and compared with the experimental data. Good agreement between the measured temperature and the results of numerical calculations has been found. Tissue up to 3 cm deep can be heated during the treatment. It was revealed that both heat conduction and radiation heat transfer play important roles during the treatment. The results presented in the current paper can be used for understanding the mechanisms of Chinese medicine and developing useful guidelines for Chinese medicine doctors.

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“…Moxibustion is one of the characteristics of Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments, which is a kind of natural therapies to treat the disease and keep health by burning herbal (Mugwort or Moxa) and stimulating acupoints [12]. In the clinic, moxibustion is widely used to treat various diseases and their indications, including OA [13]. The evidence shows that pain can be alleviated and the life quality can be improved after intervention by moxibustion therapy [14,15].…”

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Moxibustion versus diclofenac sodium gel for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a double-blinded, double-placebo, randomized controlled trial

Luo¹,

Liao²,

Zhang³

et al. 2020

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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the difference of efficacy between moxibustion (experimental group) and local diclofenac sodium gel (control group) in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA).MethodsA multicenter, double-blinded, double-placebo, randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted in this research. 144 participants with knee osteoarthritis were randomly divided into two groups according to 1:1 ratio. The participants in the experimental group were treated with active Moxibustion plus placebo gel, whereas the control group was given diclofenac sodium gel plus placebo moxibustion. Moxibustion treatment was administrated at 3 acupoints (EX-LE4, ST35, ST36) for 4 weeks in 12 sessions. The entire trial cycle lasted 13 weeks, including 1 week at baseline, 4 weeks at treatment and 8 weeks at follow-up. Diclofenac sodium gel or placebo gel at a dose of 4 g per knee were applied three times per day for 4 weeks. The primary outcome measures were the changes in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Secondary outcome measures included changes in other subscales of WOMAC (pain, stiffness and function), visual analogue scale (VAS) and participant overall assessment (PGA).ResultsThe analysis showed that both the experimental group and the control group at 2 weeks, 4weeks, 8weeks and 12 weeks were statistically significant compared with baseline (P <0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the first four weeks (P > 0.05). At 8 weeks, WOMAC total score (95% CI, 4.3 [0.5 to 8.1], P=0.03), pain score (95% CI, 1.0 [0.2 to 1.9], P=0.02) and functional score (95% CI, 3.0 [0.1 to 5.8], P=0.04) the control group are better than the experimental group (P < 0.05). At 12 weeks, there were no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). ConclusionsDuring the treatment, moxibustion has the same therapeutic effect as local diclofenac sodium gel, which can alleviate the pain of KOA participants to different degrees, rigidity and dysfunction. The therapeutic effect of it can basically maintained until 2 months after treatment. Local diclofenac sodium gel was superior to moxibustion in relieving knee pain and knee dysfunction at 8 weeks.Trial registration number Clinical Trials.gov, NCT02769572.Date of trial registration May 2016＃These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Bibliometric analysis of diseases spectrum of moxibustion therapy

Cited by 36 publications

References 2 publications

Effectiveness of Moxibustion Combined with Conventional Treatment for Moderate-Severe Persistent Allergic Rhinitis: Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of Moxibustion Combined with Conventional Treatment for Moderate-Severe Persistent Allergic Rhinitis: Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled Trial

Experimental and Numerical Study on the Temperature Elevation in Tissue during Moxibustion Therapy

Moxibustion versus diclofenac sodium gel for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a double-blinded, double-placebo, randomized controlled trial

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