针刺与耳穴贴压治疗痛经疗效比较

Comparison of the Therapeutical Effect between Acupuncture and Ear-Acu-Pressure in Treating Dysmenorrhea

痛经是指妇女在月经前后或经期出现下腹部或腰骶部剧烈疼痛,有的病人伴恶心、呕吐、大汗淋漓。本病是妇科常见病,祖国医学认为是由气滞血瘀,寒湿凝滞,或气血不足、胞脉失养,导致经行受阻,不通而痛。

The author used both acupuncture and ear-acu-pressure to treat dysmenorrhea.To do acupuncture,Guanyuan(CV 4),Guilai(ST 29)and Sanyinjiao(SP 6)were prescribed.Reinforcing technique wasperformed for the syndrome of deficiency and thereducing method was given to that of excess.Toneedle Guanyuan and Guilai,the sensation must beconducted down to the perineum.The needling wasonce for every other day.To use ear-acu-pressure,Endocrine,Uterus,Ear-Shenmen.Brain Point,Liver,Spleen,Kidney etc.were recommended.Semen Vac-cariae were stuck on the points,and both ears werestuck together.Both methods were performed 3 to 5days before the menstrual period and finished at theend of the period.The total effective rate of acu-puncture group(50 cases)was 92% while that ofear-pressure group(50 cases)was 86%.There wasno marked difference between the two(P<0.05).