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 .
[Observation on therapeutic effect of herb-partitioned moxibustion on fibromyalgia syndrome].
OBJECTIVE To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of herb-partitioned moxibustion combined with medication on fibromyalgia syndrome . METHODS Sixty cases were r and omly divided into a treatment group and an observation group , 30 cases in each group . The observation group was treated with oral administration of amitriptyline , and the treatment group with oral administration of amitriptyline and herb-partitioned moxibustion at Dazhui ( GV 14 ) , Zhiyang ( GV 9 ) , Mingmen ( GV 4 ) , Shenshu ( BL 23 ) , Guanyuan ( CV 4 ) , Shenque ( CV 8) , and direct moxibustion at Baihui ( GV 20 ) . After treatment of one month , their clinical therapeutic effect , and changes of the number of pain points and the scores of VAS and the HAMD depression rating scale were observed . RESULTS The total effective rate was 93.3 % in the treatment group and 56.7 % in the observation group , the former being better than the latter ( P<0.01 ) . The scores of VAS and HAMD and the number of pain points after treatment in the treatment group were better than those before treatment ( P<0.01 ) ; the score of HAMD and the number of pain points after treatment in the observation group were superior to those before treatment ( P<0.01 ) , and there was no significant difference in the score of VAS before and after treatment ( P>0.05 ) . After treatment , the score of HAMD and the number of pain points in the treatment group were significantly better than those in the observation group ( P<0.01 ) , and there was no significant difference between the two groups in the score of VAS ( P>0.05 ) . CONCLUSION The herb-partitioned moxibustion combined with medication is an effective therapy for fibromyalgia syndrome
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 .