Observation on the Effect of Acupoint Injection plus Massage Therapy on Primary Dysmenorrhea / 针灸推拿医学(英文版)
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
;
(6): 256-259, 2014.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-473712
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To observe the clinical effects of acupoint injection therapy plus massage on primary dysmenorrhea (PD).Methods:
Ninety patients with PD were randomly divided into a treatment group or a control group, 45 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated by injection of Vitamin K3into Sanyinjiao (SP 6) plus massage on Diji (SP 8). The control group was treated by oral administration of Ibuprofen sustained-release capsule. Before and after the treatment, visual analogue scale (VAS) was adopted to assess pain degree of the patients. The therapeutic effects were observed after continuous treatment of three cycles of menstruation.Results:
After treatment, VAS scores were obviously decreased in both groups and the differences were statistically significant (allPConclusion:
Acupoint injection therapy plus massage for PD is effective and better than simple oral administration of Ibuprofen sustained-release capsule.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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