Zhen Hong-Liang, Wang Ying, Liu Xian-Ju
Department of TCM, Rizhao City People's Hospital, Rizhao, Shandong 276826, China.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Oct;28(10):736-8.
To observe clinical therapeutic effect of warming needle moxibustion on chronic pelvic in flammation of cold-damp stagnation type.
Eighty-five cases with chronic pelvic inflammation were randomly divided into a warming needle moxibustion group of 45 cases and a Chinese drug group of 40 cases. The war ming needle moxibustion group were treated with warming needle moxibustion at Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36) and Shenshu (BL 23) etc. and the Chinese drug group were treated with oral administration of TCM decoction, one dose each day. One course was constituted by 10 days. After treatment of 3 courses, the therapeutic effects, changes of C-reactive protein (CRP) level and the recurrence rate of the cured cases a half year later were observed.
The total effective rate was 95.6% in the warming needle moxibustion group and 77.5% in the Chinese drug group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). Twenty-five cases in each group were selected to determine CRP levels and results showed that before and after treatment CRP levels were (16.47 +/- 7.11) mg/L and (5.98 +/- 2.29) mg/L in the warming needle moxibustion group, and (16.32 +/- 8.19) mg/L and (8.63 +/- 2.41) mg/L in the Chinese drug group, with significantly decreased in the two groups (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05), and with a significant difference between the two group after treatment (P < 0.05). In the warming needle moxibustion group, of 23 cases followed-up, 2 cases relapsed, while in the Chinese drug group, among 9 cases followed-up, 2 cases relapsed.
Warming needle moxibustion has a definite therapeutic effect on chronic pelvic inflammation of cold-damp stagnation type and better improves CRP level of the patient.
观察温针艾灸治疗寒湿凝滞型慢性盆腔炎的临床疗效。
将85例慢性盆腔炎患者随机分为温针艾灸组45例和中药组40例。温针艾灸组取关元（CV4）、气海（CV6）、足三里（ST36）、肾俞（BL23）等穴行温针艾灸治疗，中药组口服中药汤剂，每日1剂。10天为1个疗程。治疗3个疗程后，观察两组疗效、C反应蛋白（CRP）水平变化及半年后治愈病例的复发率。
温针艾灸组总有效率为95.6%，中药组为77.5%，两组比较差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。每组各选取25例测定CRP水平，结果显示，温针艾灸组治疗前后CRP水平分别为（16.47±7.11）mg/L和（5.98±2.29）mg/L，中药组分别为（16.32±8.19）mg/L和（8.63±2.41）mg/L，两组治疗后均显著下降（P<0.01或P<0.05），且治疗后两组比较差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。温针艾灸组随访23例，复发2例；中药组随访9例，复发2例。
温针艾灸治疗寒湿凝滞型慢性盆腔炎疗效确切，能较好地改善患者的CRP水平。
