Therapeutic Observation of Abdominal Acupuncture plus Chinese Medication for Ureteral Calculus / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of abdominal acupuncture plus Chinese medication in treating ureteral calculus. MethodA total of 106 patients with ureteral calculus were randomized into an abdominal acupuncture group (53 cases) and a medication group (53 cases). The abdominal acupuncture group was intervened by abdominal acupuncture plus medication, with Shuifen (CV9), Xiawan (CV10), Jianli (CV11), Zhongji (CV3), Guanyuan (CV4) and Qihai (CV6) selected as the major points. The removal of stones and the release of pain were observed in the two groups, and the efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result The two treatment methods both effectively improved the pain and promoted the removal of stones; the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores were significantly changed after the intervention in both groups (P<0.05). The time taken to mitigate and release pain was significantly shorter in the abdominal acupuncture group compared to the other group (P<0.01). The total effective rate was 88.7% (47/53) in the abdominal acupuncture group, superior to 73.6% (39/53) in the medication group (P<0.05).ConclusionAbdominal acupuncture plus medication can effectively mitigate pain, promote the removal of stones and reduce patient's sufferings in treating ureteral calculus.