The Cinical Research Of Du-moxibustion With Ginger And Garlic To Influence The Pain In Treating AS

Object: Observation for the clinical effect,adverse effects,the effect for the Pain usingDu-moxibustion with ginger and garlic to treat AS,and to provide the method and the basisfor treatment of AS.Method:60patients with AS were divided into a treatment group and a control grouprandomly,30patients for each group.We used Du-moxibustion with ginger and garlic forthe treatment group and Du-moxibustion with just ginger for the control group once amonth for three months.Analyzing the changes of the patients’ overall pain，spinalpain,night pain,signs,before and after treatment.Result:1.Comparing the two groups before and after the treatment,there is significantdifferences from the scores for overall pain (P<0.01) in each group; and there is significantdifference from the scores for overall pain (P<0.05)between the two groups after treatment,and the treatment group is superior to the control group.2.Comparing the two groupsbefore and after the treatment,there is significant difference from the scores for night pain(P<0.05) in each group,and there is no significant difference from the scores for night pain(P>0.05) between the two groups after treatment.3.Comparing the two groups before andafter the treatment,there is significant difference from the changes of the spinal pain for thepatients (P<0.05) in each group,and there is significant difference from the scores for thechanges of the spinal pain for the patients (P<0.05) between the two groups after treatment.4.Comparing the two groups before and after the treatment,there is significant differencefrom the scores for signs (P<0.05) in each group,and there is no significant difference fromthe scores for signs (P>0.05) between the two groups after treatment.Conclusion:Du-Moxibustion with ginger and garlic can improve the pain symptomsand signs effectively.It can largely reduce the patients pain and improve the patients quality of life.Du-Moxibustion across ginger and garlic is a safe and effective method which isworth to use widely to treat AS.