| Object: To observe the clinical effect of Du-Moxibustion across ginger and garlic in treating ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to compare its efficacy difference with Du-Moxibustion across ginger, by observing the ESR and CRP improvement.Method: 60 patients with AS diagnosed as cold-damp blocking type from TCM point of view were randomly divided into treatment group and control group. Treatment group were treated with Du-Moxibustion across garlic and ginger therapy. Control group were treated with Du-Moxibustion across ginger therapy. Each group had 30 patients. Each group were treated once a month and were treated 3 times in all. The changes of symptom, sign and inflammatory markers (ESR and CRP) of patients were observed before and after treatment and analyzed with statistic method to draw conclusion.Result: 1. The comparison of scores of each group before and after treatment show very significant differences (P<0.01); comparison between the two groups has significant difference (P<0.05), and treatment group is better than control group.2. Sign comparison before and after treatment has very significant difference (P<0.01) in each group; the comparison of Finger-Ground distance and Schober test between groups after treatment has significant differences (P<0.05).3. ESR and CRP comparison of Treatment group before and after treatment has very significant difference (P<0.01), that of control group also has a significant difference (P<0.05-0.01); between group comparison of ESR and CRP after treatment has a significant difference (P<0.05), treatment group is significantly better than control group.4. Symptom efficient comparison between the two groups has very significant difference (P<0.01). The total efficient of treatment group is 93.3%, which is significantly better than that of control group which is 80%. Treatment group is more better than control group.5. Disease efficient comparison between the two groups has significant difference (P<0.05). The total efficient of treatment group is 93.3%, which is significantly better than that of control group which is 80%. Treatment group is better than control group.Conclusion: 1. Du-Moxibustion across ginger and garlic is effective to AS. 2. Du-Moxibustion across ginger and garlic is better than Du-Moxibustion across only ginger. 3. The improvement effect of Du-Moxibustion across ginger and garlic to ESR and CRP is better than that of Du-Moxibustion across ginger. |
