ABSTRACT
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of moxibustion at Baihui (GV20) plus Tuina (Chinese therapeutic massage) for children with postnasal drip syndrome (PNDS).Methods: A total of 60 cases were divided into an observation group and a control group according to the random number table method, with 30 cases in each group. Cases in the control group received mometasone furoate nasal spray and nasal irrigation with 0.9％ normal saline. Cases in the observation group received additional moxibustion at Baihui (GV20) plus Tuina at the head and face. All the cases were treated for four consecutive weeks. The clinical efficacy and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) symptoms score were compared between the two groups. Results: The total effective rate of the observation group was 93.3％ while that of the control group was 70.0％. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the TCM symptom scores in both groups declined significantly, showing a statistical difference from that before treatment (P<0.05), and the score of the observation group was notably lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The clinical efficacy of moxibustion at Baihui (GV20) plus Tuina at the head and face on the basis of nasal spray with Western medicine is more significant than that of Western medicine alone for PNDS in children.