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- Title
Clinical Observation of Needle-Warming Moxibustion Dysmenorrhea Due to Adenomyosis.
- Authors
Qiuyan Wu; Jinhong Chen; Junjie Xie; Haipeng Jin; Xuan Zhuang
- Abstract
Objective: To compare the clinical efficacies between needle-warming moxibustion and Ibuprofen Sustained Release capsules (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID) in treating patients with dysmenorrhea in adenomyosis. Method: Sixty-five patients with dysmenorrhea due to adenomyosis were randomized into either a treatment group (n = 33) or a control group (n = 32). The control group received oral administration of Ibuprofen Sustained-Release capsules, while the treatment group received needle-warming moxibustion. The interventions lasted through 3 menstrual cycles and were followed by a 3-month follow-up. Following the interventions, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), dysmenorrhea symptom scores and clinical efficacy were compared between the two groups. Result: The VAS scores after the intervention and in the first and second months of the follow-up study were significantly different from the pre-treatment scores of both groups (P < 0.01). The VAS score of the 3-month follow-up was significantly lower than the score before the intervention in the treatment group (P < 0.01). There were significant between group differences in VAS scores after the interventions and in the follow-up study (P < 0.01), with treatment group scores superior to those of the control group. The dysmenorrhea symptom scores declined significantly after the intervention and in the first and second months of the follow-up study in both groups (P < 0.01); the dysmenorrhea symptoms scores of the 3-month follow-up study were significantly lower than pre-treatment scores (P < 0.01). There were significant between group differences in dysmenorrhea symptoms scores in the second and third months of the follow-up study (P < 0.01). The total effective rate was 93.9% in the treatment group, significantly superior to 62.5% in the control group (P < 0.01). Conclusion: Needle-warming moxibustion is effective in easing pain and improving the symptoms of dysmenorrhea in adenomyosis, and results are sustained after the termination of the treatment. Outcomes are superior to NSAIDs in comparing both short-term and long-term treatment efficacies.
- Subjects
MOXIBUSTION; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS
- Publication
International Journal of Clinical Acupuncture, 2017, Vol 26, Issue 3, p150
- ISSN
1047-1979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3103/S1047197917030073