Xie Xiao-Xia, Lei Qiu-Hui
Department of Acupuncture and Physiotherapy, Gansu Hospital of Medicine and Health Care of Cadres, Lanzhou 730020, China.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Oct;28(10):730-2.
To search for an effective therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Fifty-six cases of RA were randomly divided into a spreading moxibustion group of 31 cases and an acupuncture group of 25 cases. The spreading moxibustion group were treated by moxibustion on the Governor Vessel, from Dazhui (GV 14) to Yaoshu (GV 2), and bilateral corresponding Jiaji (EX-B 2), with drug powder composed of Qianghuo (Notoperygium root), Duhuo (Pubescent angelica root), Niuxi (Achyranthes root), etc. and fresh mashed ginger were spread at the points; and the acupuncture group were treated by simple acupuncture at Dazhu (GV 14) and Shenzhu (GV 12), etc. They were treated for 50 days.
The effective rate was 100.0% in the spreading moxibustion group and 84.0% in the acupuncture group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).
Spreading moxibustion has an significant therapeutic effect on rheumatoid arthritis.
探寻类风湿关节炎（RA）的有效治疗方法。
将56例RA患者随机分为艾灸组31例和针刺组25例。艾灸组采用督脉艾灸，从大椎（GV 14）至腰俞（GV 2）及双侧相应夹脊（EX - B 2），穴位处铺撒由羌活、独活、牛膝等组成的药粉及新鲜捣碎的生姜；针刺组单纯针刺大椎（GV 14）、身柱（GV 12）等穴位。两组均治疗50天。
艾灸组有效率为100.0%，针刺组为84.0%，两组差异有统计学意义（P < 0.05）。
艾灸对类风湿关节炎有显著治疗作用。
