Clinical observation on acupoint pressure plus long-snake moxibustion for upper-limb spastic hemiplegia after cerebral infarction

Sun, Hanwen

doi:10.1007/s11726-021-1242-z

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“…The treatment of AS has not yet been found to be curative, and the goal of treatment remains to control the disease, reduce pain and mobility restrictions to the greatest extent possible, prevent bone damage to the joints and restore mobility to the spinal joints. The first-line drugs for the treatment of AS in Western medicine are still mainly NSAIDs, antirheumatic drugs, anti-TNF antagonists, and glucocorticoids, and the rest are thalidomide and leflunomide, which are not ideal for first-line drug effects, while hip arthroplasty is less acceptable to patients due to the greater risk of postoperative heterotopic ossification [ 3 , 4 ]. Moreover, the long-term application of NSAIDs is extremely damaging to patients' gastrointestinal tract and liver and kidney functions.…”

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Meta-Analysis of Different Acupuncture Points in the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis with Supervised Moxibustion

Cheng

Wang

et al. 2022

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Objective. To investigate the clinical efficacy of different acupuncture points in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis with supervised moxibustion. Methods. Retrospective analysis of 61 AS patients (diagnosed as ankylosing spondylitis of kidney-yang deficiency type by Chinese medicine) admitted to our hospital from January 2020 to February 2021, randomly divided into 30 cases in the experimental group (Du moxibustion + basic western medicine treatment) and 31 cases in the control group (basic western medicine treatment alone). The changes in quantitative scores of the main symptoms and major signs (thoracic mobility, occipital-wall distance, finger-ground distance, and laboratory index (ESR)) were analyzed before and after treatment. Results. Of the 30 cases in the experimental group, 2 were clinically cured, 3 were apparently effective, 21 were effective, and 4 were ineffective, with an overall effective rate of 86.7%; of the 31 cases in the control group, 1 was clinically cured, 1 was apparently effective, 1 was effective. 24 were effective, and 5 were ineffective, with an overall effective rate of 83.9%. Comparing the efficacy by t-test, P < 0.05 , indicating that the effect of Du moxibustion + Western medicine treatment was better. Conclusion. The treatment of ankylosing spondylitis with kidney-yang deficiency by moxibustion + western medicine can improve the efficacy, alleviate the inflammatory response and improve the patient’s symptoms and signs, and immune indexes.

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