This systematic review fails to provide conclusive evidence for the effectiveness of moxibustion compared with drug therapy in rheumatic conditions .
Moxibustion , an acupuncture-like intervention , is increasingly used in the management of rheumatic conditions .
The aim of this review is to summarize and critically evaluate the trials testing effectiveness of moxibustion for major rheumatic conditions .
[Clinical observation on treatment of primary knee osteoarthritis of liver and kidney deficiency type with Aconite cake-separated moxibustion].
OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of Aconite cake-separated moxibustion on primary knee osteoarthritis of liver and kidney deficiency type . METHODS Fifty-six cases of such disease ( 80 knees ) were r and omly divided into a cake-separated moxibustion group ( 41 knees ) with Neixiyan ( EX-LE 5 ) , Dubi ( ST 35 ) , Yinlingquan ( SP 9 ) etc . selected , and a western medicine group ( 39 knees ) were treated with oral administration of Sodium Diclofenate Slow-released Tablet . RESULTS The cumulative score for symptoms and signs was ( 37.41 + /- 6.61 ) points before treatment and ( 9.37 + /- 8.15 ) points after treatment in the cake-separated moxibustion group and ( 37.64 - 6.00 ) points before treatment and ( 12.05 + /- 8.83 ) points after treatment in the western medicine group , with a very significant difference before and after treatment in the two groups ( P < 0.01 ) ; two months after treatment , it was ( 11.71 + /- 8.69 ) points in the cake-separated moxibustion group and ( 15.95 + /- 9.96 ) points in the western medicine group , the former being better than the latter ( P < 0.05 ) . After the end of treatment , there was no significant difference in the comprehensive therapeutic effect between the two groups ( P > 0.05 ) , the cured and markedly effective rate was 63.4 % in the cake-separated moxibustion group and 48.7 % in the western medicine group , but two months after treatment , the cured and markedly effective rate of 56.1 % in the cake-separated moxibustion group was better than 33.3 % in the western medicine group ( P < 0.05 ) . CONCLUSION Aconite cake-separated moxibustion has an ideal therapeutic effect on primary knee osteoarthritis of liver and kidney deficiency type , and the therapeutic effect at anaphase is better than that of Sodium Diclofenate Slow-released Tablet
This systematic review fails to provide conclusive evidence for the effectiveness of moxibustion compared with drug therapy in rheumatic conditions .
Moxibustion , an acupuncture-like intervention , is increasingly used in the management of rheumatic conditions .
The aim of this review is to summarize and critically evaluate the trials testing effectiveness of moxibustion for major rheumatic conditions .