Clinical study on combined moxibustion and medication for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Effect of acupuncture on Hashimoto thyroiditis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…A total of 14 literatures were included in our study, among which 98 patients (the largest number of cases) were selected in the study of Ren Zhenxue et al [14] while only 58 patients (the smallest number of cases) were selected in the study of Wang Xuze et al [15] Six of the papers studied Hashimoto thyroiditis with hypothyroidism, [3,14,[16][17][18][19] the other 8 literatures studied patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis. [15,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26] In the observation group, the treatment method was acupuncture plus levothyroxine sodium tablets, [3,14,15,[17][18][19][20][21]23,24] the other 4 are acupuncture. [16,22,25,26] The point locations of 6 literatures were RN17, RN12, RN4, DU14, BL23 and DU4, [16,[20][21][22][23]26] in one of the literatures, ST36 was also taken on this basis, [16] 2 of them took RN22.…”

“…[15,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26] In the observation group, the treatment method was acupuncture plus levothyroxine sodium tablets, [3,14,15,[17][18][19][20][21]23,24] the other 4 are acupuncture. [16,22,25,26] The point locations of 6 literatures were RN17, RN12, RN4, DU14, BL23 and DU4, [16,[20][21][22][23]26] in one of the literatures, ST36 was also taken on this basis, [16] 2 of them took RN22. [21,23] Point selection locations of the 3 literature were ST36, SP6, KI3, ST40, LI4, and LR3, [3,14,18] one of them took the names RN17, RN12, RN4, RN22.…”

“…4). Five articles [15,19,20,23,25] do not describe the specific method of double blindness. Nine papers [3,14,[16][17][18]21,22,24,26] did not use double blindness, so both types are rated as high risk.…”

“…Nine papers [3,14,[16][17][18]21,22,24,26] did not use double blindness, so both types are rated as high risk. Nine articles [3,14,[16][17][18][20][21][22][24][25][26] do not describe the method of distributing concealment, but the rest of the articles are distributed by the characteristics of hidden opaque envelopes or hidden bottles. Three papers [22,24,26] did not describe the randomization method, which was assessed as unclear.…”

“…According to the data of Ren Haitao et al, [5] compared with oral selenium yeast tablets, the cervical soft tissue can be loosened by massage and acupuncture, which can improve the thyroid hormone levels, autoantibody levels, and the tissue structure of the diseased thyroid gland. According to the research of Xia Yong et al, [6] moxibustion combined with oral thyroid hormone can improve clinical symptoms and thyroid function in Hashimoto thyroiditis patients, which is superior to oral thyroid function alone. Acupuncture may act on the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis through neuro-endocrine-immune system regulation.…”