Meta - Analysis Of The Efficacy And Safety Of Acupuncture And Moxibustion In The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

BACKGOUND:Rheumatoid arthritis(Rheumatoid Arthritis, called RA) is a highly disabling disease, this disease worldwide each year about $ 1.3 billion into the economy, finding safe and effective treatment options economy has become the focus of attention. Because western adverse drug reactions in varying degrees, in recent years, chronic rheumatic diseases using alternative medicine to help improve their chronic pain, such as acupuncture, diet, herbs, homeopathy, massage. Acupuncture has been proven for some diseases such as chronic knee pain and neck pain have a certain effect, to judge the efficacy of rheumatoid arthritis, at home and abroad took a different view. Most domestic literature suggests that the effect of acupuncture on active rheumatoid arthritis optimism has been gradually popularized in clinical practice, the number of relevant literature has increased every year. So to investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture for active rheumatoid arthritis, it is necessary to evaluate and analyze the relevant scientific literature, the system, concluded that more objective guide clinical decision-making of this disease.PURPOSE:Clinical efficacy of a number of independent studies on acupuncture treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis meta-analysis of this subject, evaluate effectiveness of acupuncture with active rheumatoid arthritis, active rheumatoid arthritis for clinical treatment Discussion of evidence-based objective to guide clinical decision-making, improve medical quality of this disease.Method:Designed search strategies, conduct a comprehensive database of major domestic and international search and follow the inclusion and exclusion criteria selected literature, its risk of bias detection cochrane Collaboration, and then use revman 5.3 meta-analysis of the data.Results:In terms of overall efficiency, although the statistics, no significant differences, but we think the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy is not worse than the medical group, there are clinical significance. Adverse reaction rate, the acupuncture group, incidence of adverse reactions than the drug group, there were significant differences in meaning for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, acupuncture and moxibustion therapy of choice may be a higher security.Conclusion:The RA with acupuncture on the activity in a safe effect than conventional medication.