Clinical Study On Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis (Kidney Deficiency Syndrome) With Combination Of Moxibustion And

Purpose:Through comparing the different clinical efficacy between moxibustion combined with medicine and simple medicine in treating rheumatoid arthritis(kidney deficiency and cold coagulation syndrome), our aim is to analyze the effect of the short term and long term where rheumatoid arthritis(kidney deficiency and cold coagulation syndrome) was treated by moxibustion combined with medicine and simple medicine, and then to broaden the clinical thinking of rheumatism arthritis treated by the systematic treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine.Material and method:60 patients were randomly divided into Control Group and Treatment Group, with the method of random number table. Each group contained 30 patients. The two Groups were respectively treated for 12 weeks by the decoction of Chinese medicine and regular western medicine(methotrexate and meloxicam). At the same time Treatment Group was treated by moxibustion of Guanyuan(single), Zusanli(double), Mingmen(single), Pishu(double) and Ashi points. Clinical indicators(pain degree, tenderness and swelling in joint, early morning stiffness time) and biochemical indexes(aheumatoid factor, erythrocyte sedimentation rate,C-reactive protein) were observed before and after treatment and after 12 weeks without any treatment. The relevant safety indexes were inspected in order to acknowledge the safety of medical treatment. Data were analyzed statistically by SPSS17.0 software.Results:1.After treatment for 12 weeks, clinical indicators and biochemical indexes of the two groups decreased significantly(P < 0.05), which indicated that the two groups had the clinical efficacy. 2.After treatment for 12 weeks, clinical indicators and biochemical indexes of Treatment Group were lower than those of Control Group(P < 0.05), which indicated that the clinical efficacy of Treatment Group was better than Control Group. 3.After treatment for 12 weeks, the efficiency of Treatment Group(93.33%) was higher thanControl Group(86.67%). But no significant difference was found between Treatment Group and Control Group(P > 0.05), which indicated that the clinical efficacy of short term had no difference between Treatment Group than Control Group. 4.After stopping treatment for 12 weeks, the clinical indicators of Treatment Group increased insignificantly(P > 0.05), while those of Control Group increased significantly(P < 0.05). That indicated the clinical efficacy of long term in Treatment Group was better than Control Group.Conclusion:The long term efficacy of moxibustion combined with medicine(TCM with regular western medicine) in treating rheumatoid arthritis(kidney deficiency and cold coagulation syndrome) was better than single TCM with regular western medicine.