Clinical Observation On The Activities Of The Meridian Scraping Therapy For Rheumatoid Arthritis

Objective:To observe the effects of the activities of the meridian scraping therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.Methods:60patients with active rheumatoid arthritis patients, using a simple randomization method, the average allocation to scrape a1:1scratch treatment group, western medicine group,30cases in each group, the two groups in age, gender, disease, the basic consistent. WM group:MTX+HCQ (MTX:orally once a week,7.5mg start, and gradually increase the amount of not more than15mg; HCQ:Each oral200mg,2times a day); scratch treatment groups:control group, based on the joint meridian scraping therapy (meridian scraping therapy:the horn plate in the limbs below the knee elbow, wrist and ankle over the inner and outer warp fast forward through scuffing, scraping therapy range was planar, scraping treatment is essentially the same intensity to skin color, skin pain or slight pain or fever for the degree, no fever, after scraping every20times, once a day). The two groups are one month course of treatment, a total of three courses. Observed changes in outcome measures (duration of morning stiffness, HAQ score, DAS28score). Before treatment, the treatment of the first row1,2,3,4,12week HAQ score before treatment,8and12weeks of treatment record time of morning stiffness, DAS28score line. All data were statistically analyzed using SPSS20.0various indicators and between groups within different treatment time groups are using repeated measures analysis of variance.Results:The two groups can shorten duration of morning stiffness, lower HAQ score, but scraping therapy group than western medicine group (P<0.05).The two groups could reduce the DAS28score, but there was no statistically significant difference (P>0.05) between the two groups.Conclusion:For patients with active rheumatoid arthritis, meridian scraping therapy can improve the symptoms of morning stiffness and joint function, improve quality of life.