Clinical research progress of acupuncture therapy in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis

Zhang, YueYu; Song, AiQun

doi:10.53388/tmrth202206004

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“…Chinese medicine treatment is mainly based on the identification and treatment of positive deficiency, evil actuality, and mixed deficiency and actuality, using Chinese medicine's internal and external treatment methods, but the efficacy is limited [ 5 , 6 ]. If the kidney yang is deficient, the fire of the vital gate is insufficient, the source of the Governor's Vessel is depleted, and the warming power is weak; if the Governor's Vessel is blocked, the circulation of Qi and blood is poor, and the ability to resist external evil is reduced.…”

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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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