Effect of Warm Needling Moxibustion on Bone Density, BGP and IL-6 in Osteoporotic Compression Fracture / 上海针灸杂志
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
; (12): 1455-1458, 2017.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-664257
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ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of medication-based acupuncture on osteoporotic compression fracture and explore clinical effective intervention in the patients. Method Fifty-six patients were randomized to acupuncture-medicine and medicine groups, 28 cases each. The clinical therapeutic effects were evaluated after treatment. Bone density, BGP and IL-6 were measured before and after treatment. Result BGP and IL-6 decreased significantly in the two groups after treatment compared with before (P<0.01) and decreased more in the acupuncture-medicine group than in the medicine group (P<0.05). BMD increased significantly in the acupuncture-medicine group after treatment compared with before (P<0.05) and did not increased significantly in the medicine group after treatment (P>0.05). Conclusion Warm needling moxibustion plus medication is effective than medication alone in treating osteoporotic compression fracture. It can decrease serum BGP and IL-6 contents and relieve the clinical symptoms in the patients. Acupuncture plus medicine not only produces a marked analgesic effect but also has a positive role in preventing the aggravation of osteoporosis and avoiding second fracture.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article