Résumé
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy and adverse effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture in treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. Methods 46 patients of ankylosing spondylitis with informed consent were randomly divided into observation group and control group by number table,each of 23 cases.The control group received traditional Chinese medicine,the observation group was treated with acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine,the two groups were treated for 1 month,the clinical effect were observed. Results In the observation group,excellent in 18 cases(78.3%),effective in 3 cases(13.0%),ineffective in 2 cases(8.7%),the total effective rate was 91.3%,it was significantly higher than that of control group the 11 cases(47.8%),8(34.8%),4 cases (17.4%)and 82.6%,the difference between the groups was statistically significant(x2=4.572,P＜0.05).The patients of observation group had a rash in 1 case,1 case of pain;in the control group,1 case of rash,1 case of itching;all of the symptoms were relatively minor,did not affect the treatment.There were no significant adverse reactions in the patients of two groups. Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture in treatment of ankylosing spondylitis had satisfactory effects and no significant adverse reactions,it was worthy to be recommended in the clinical application.