Effect of stimulating acupoint Guanyuan(CV 4) on lower back pain by burning moxa heat for different time lengths: a randomized controlled clinical trial

作     者：Xu Jianfeng Lin Ruizhu Wu Yongli Wang Yingxu Liu Jian Zhang Yanling Zhang Yuequan Xi Chaolei Wu Qiang Li Xinjian 

作者机构：Medical School of Acupuncture Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University 

出 版 物：《Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine》 (中医杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2015年第35卷第1期

页      面：36-40页

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学科分类：1005[医学-中医学] 100512[医学-针灸推拿学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Study the Mechanism Based On the P38mapk Signal Pathway Mediated by Cautery Moxibustion Therapy of Hui Medicine Treatment Idd,No.81360567 And Research on Mechanism of Koa Treated By Cautery Moxibustion of Hui Medicine Based on Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Pathway,No.81460757) Ningxia Natural Science Foundation(Evaluation of Different Moxibustion Doses for Low Back Pain,No.NZ11208) 

主　　题：Moxibustion Burning moxa Heatingtime length Acupuncture Lower back pain Guanyuan (CV 4) Randomized controlled trials 

摘      要：OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of different heat-stimulating time lengths on lower back ***: Forty participants were randomly assigned to four groups of various heating time lengths. The short heating time length group(SL),moderate heating time length group(ML), and long heating time length group(LL) respectively received 15, 30, and 60 min of moxibustion therapy stimulating the acupoint Guanyuan(CV 4). The conventional acupuncture group(CA) received needle acupuncture treatment as a control group. The participants were treated continuously over a 2-week treatment period for a total of 10 sessions, with five sessions given per week. Participants were assessed weekly by blinded assessors, using the visual analogue scale(VAS) and Roland Morris Questionnaire(RMQ).RESULTS: The VAS and RMQ scores reduced in all four groups during treatment. There were significant differences in VAS scores(P 0.01) and RMQ scores(P 0.01) between before treatment and after 2 weeks of treatment in the LL group. After treatment, the LL group reported significantly lower VAS scores compared with the CA group, ML group,and SL group(P 0.05).CONCLUSION: The long and moderate lengths of heat-stimulating time of 30 and 60 min may be more effective for relieving lower back pain than that of short stimulating time lengths.