Clinical effect and mechanism of moxibustion combined with western medication for rheumatoid arthritis of liver-kidney deficiency / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
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(12): 489-492, 2021.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To observe the clinical effect of moxibustion combined with western medication for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) of liver-kidney deficiency, and explore the mechanism of moxibustion for RA.@*METHODS@#A total of 60 patients with RA of liver-kidney deficiency were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. In the control group,leflunomide tablets were taken orally, once a day. On the base of the treatment as the control group, moxibustion was applied at Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shenshu (BL 23), Zusanli (ST 36) and @*RESULTS@#After treatment, the TCM syndrome scores, HAQ scores and DAS-28 scores were decreased in the two groups (@*CONCLUSION@#Moxibustion combined with western medication can effectively relieve clinical symptoms, improve quality of life in RA patients, the curative effect is better than simple western medication. And its mechanism may be related to the regulation of serum level of Ca
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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Quality of Life
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Acupuncture Points
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Kidney
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Liver
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Moxibustion
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
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