Clinical observation on acupuncture for treatment of allergic rhinitis / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
;
(12): 578-580, 2007.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-262117
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To find out an effective acupuncture and moxibustion therapy for allergic rhinitis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and thirty-five cases were randomly divided into a treatment group, a control group I , and a control group II , 45 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with acupuncture at Yingxiang (LI 20), Shangyingxiang (EX-HN 8), Yintang (EX-HN 3), Hegu (LI 4), Fengchi (GB 20), Dazhui (GV 14), Feishu (BL 13); the control group I with Yingxiang (LI 20), Shangyingxiang (EX-HN 8), Yintang (EX-HN 3), Hegu (LI 4), and the control group II with oral administration of Biyankang tablets, 4 tablets each time, thrice each day. Acupuncture was given one session daily, 10 sessions constituting one course. Their therapeutic effects were compared after treatment of 2 courses and were followed up a half year later.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 91.1% in the treatment group, 71.1% in the control group I and 46.7% in the control group II, with a significant difference among the 3 groups (P<0.05), and with a significant difference in the recurrence rate one year later among the cured cases of the 3 groups (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture has a definite therapeutic effect on allergic rhinitis, with a better result by acupuncture with the anterior and posterior acupoint association method.</p>
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Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
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Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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