Clinical Study on the Treatment of Renal Colic by Body and Auricular Acupuncture / 针灸推拿医学（英文版）

Objective: To evaluate the clinical effects of combined acupuncture and ear-puncture in treating renal colic. Methods: Sixty subjects were randomized into an acupuncture group and a medication group, 30 in each, to receive acupuncture and Western medicine respectively. The analgesic effects and pain relief time were measured in both groups. Results: Both of the two groups got pain relieved or reduced. The total effective rate was 89.7% in the acupuncture group, significantly superior to 77.4% in the medication group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Combined body and auricular acupuncture is efficient in relieving pain in treating renal colic, and its effective rate was higher compared with medication treatment.