Title: The Effect of Acupoint Application in the Treatment of Gouty Arthritis
Abstract: Objective:To observe acupoint application in the treatment of gout arthritis.Methods:We chose activity of gouty arthritis in 72 cases and randomly divided into control group of 36 cases and treatment group of 36 cases.Given the medicine of colchicine.According to TCM syndrome we gave different gout paste for selecting acupoint application.Results:There were significant differences in efficacy compared between treatment group and control group(P0.05).Before and after treatment,joint swelling and pain relief had a significant difference(P0.05),incidence rate of adverse reactions was 8.33%.Conclusion:Local application of traditional Chinese medicine is better than western medicine.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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