Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), also known as spondylitis, is a rheumatic disorder that develops gradually in the sacroiliac, lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine and can involve peripheral joints in severe cases. The dis...Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), also known as spondylitis, is a rheumatic disorder that develops gradually in the sacroiliac, lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine and can involve peripheral joints in severe cases. The disease is insidious, starting in the sacroiliac and hip joints and gradually involving the entire spine. AS, also known as seronegative arthritis, is primarily due to a negative response to the susceptibility sheep blood clotting test (RF). Until the 1960s, it was known as “central rheumatoid arthritis” and “rheumatoid spondylitis”. At present, modern medicine has no effective treatment for this disease, but Chinese medicine treatment for ankylosing spondylitis is based on the concept of treating both the symptoms and the underlying cause of the disease, with few side effects and significant clinical effects, and has become a research hotspot in recent years, worthy of further investigation.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To investigate clinical effect of acupuncture combined with TCM fumigation on pain and active function improvement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. METHODS: 42 patients with ankylosing spondylitis w...OBJECTIVE: To investigate clinical effect of acupuncture combined with TCM fumigation on pain and active function improvement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. METHODS: 42 patients with ankylosing spondylitis were selected in hospital from October 2016 to October 2017, who were randomly divided into 2 groups by number table method. 21 patients received conventional treatment as control group. 21 patients combined with acupuncture, TCM fumigation treatment as observation group. Clinical indicators, activity function, pain scores were evaluated before and after treatment. RESULTS: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein, alkaline phosphatase, macrophage migration inhibitory factor, BASDAI score, BASFI score, VAS score after treatment decreased in two groups compared with before treatment(P<0.05). Chest mobility, lumbar pitch, Schober test, occipital wall distance, lumbar lateral flexion after treatment increased in two groups compared with before treatment(P<0.05). Refers to distance, morning stiffness time, rump length after treatment reduced in two groups compared with before treatment(P<0.05). Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein, alkaline phosphatase, macrophage migration inhibitory factor, BASDAI score, BASFI score, VAS score in observation group were lower than control group after treatment(P<0.05). Chest mobility, lumbar pitch, Schober test, occipital wall distance, lumbar lateral flexion in observation group were higher than control group after treatment(P<0.05). Refers to distance, rump length in observation group were smaller than control group after treatment(P<0.05). Morning stiffness time in observation group was less than control group after treatment(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture combined with TCM fumigation can significantly improve pain and active function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, which is worthy of clinical promotion.展开更多
The theory of yin and yang in Chinese medicine signifies everything and can be used to divide everything in the world.The diagnosis and assessment of ankylosing spondylitis in Western medicine can also be divided by y...The theory of yin and yang in Chinese medicine signifies everything and can be used to divide everything in the world.The diagnosis and assessment of ankylosing spondylitis in Western medicine can also be divided by yin and yang.The current technologies used in Western medicine for detecting ankylosing spondylitis is summarized,divided,and reasoned with the philosophical views of yin and yang in traditional Chinese medicine.展开更多
Objective: To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus Chinese herbal medicines for ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods: A total of 80 cases of AS patients were evenly and randomly divided into tre...Objective: To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus Chinese herbal medicines for ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods: A total of 80 cases of AS patients were evenly and randomly divided into treatment group and control group. In treatment group, patients were treated with acupuncture of Jiaji (夹脊EX-B 2) and oral administration of Yishen Tongdu Wan (益肾通督丸,Bolus for Reinforcing the Kidney and Dredging Governor Vessesl) and those of control group treated with oral administration of Sulfasalazin (0.5 g, twice daily). Before and after treatment, the thoracic-dilaion scale, Schober test, Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI), Bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index (BASFI), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reaction protein (CRP) were detected separately. Results: After 6 months of treatment, of the both 40 cases in treatment and control groups, 27 (67.5%) and 13 (32.5%) were improved remarkably, 11 (27.5%) and 16 (40.0%) effective, and 2 (5.0%) and 11 (27.5%) failed, with the effective rates being 95.0% and 72.5% separately. The therapeutic effect of treatment group was significantly superior to that of control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the thoracic-dilaion scale and Schober test values increased significantly (P<0.05), while BASDAI, BASFI, ESR and CRP lowered considerably (P<0.01, P<0.05). Comparison between two groups indicated that after treatment, the decreased values of BASDAI, BASFI, ESR and CRP of treatment group were significantly lower than those of control group (P<0.01), while those of the thoracic-dilaion scale and Schober test of treatment group were significantly higher than those of control group (P<0.05, P< 0.01). Results displayed that both acupuncture combined with Chinese drugs and Sulfasalazin could lower BASDAI, BASFI, ESR and CRP, raise the thoracic-dilaion scale and Schober test values considerably in AS patients, and the therapeutic effect of combined acupuncture and Chinese drugs was apparently superior to that of Western medicine. Conclusion: Joint application of acupuncture and Chinese drugs is superior to Western medicine in the therapeutic effect for AS and has fewer side effects.展开更多
Objective: To seek for a new method of integrated Chinese and western medicine in treating ankylosing spondylitis (AS) to control the disease development, shorten the therapeutic course and lower disability rate. Meth...Objective: To seek for a new method of integrated Chinese and western medicine in treating ankylosing spondylitis (AS) to control the disease development, shorten the therapeutic course and lower disability rate. Methods: Patients of AS enrolled in this study were 106 cases in Group A, who were persistently treated with traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine (TCM WM) for over 10 months, 48 cases in Group B treated with WM and 34 cases in Group C treated with non steroid anti inflammatory and analgesic agents. They were followed up for 2 years. Results: (1) Short term effect: The markedly effective rate in the 3 groups was 73.58%, 47.92% and 5.88% respectively, and the total effective rate was 96.23%, 87.50% and 41.18% respectively. The comparison of Group A with Group B and C showed significant difference, the effect in Group A was superior to that in Group B and Group C (χ 2=10.58, P <0.01 and χ 2=67.76, P <0.01 respectively). (2) Results of 2 year follow up: the recurrence rate in Group A was 18.37% (9/49), it was insignificantly different from that in Group B (7/23, 30.43%,χ 2=1.32, P >0.05), but significantly different from that in Group C (8/12, 66.67%,χ 2=11.19, P <0.01). Conclusion: Long term TCM WM therapy, which combined the advantages of Chinese and western medicine, was a practical method in treating AS with reliable effect, few side effects, and therefore is worth popularizing.展开更多
文摘Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), also known as spondylitis, is a rheumatic disorder that develops gradually in the sacroiliac, lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine and can involve peripheral joints in severe cases. The disease is insidious, starting in the sacroiliac and hip joints and gradually involving the entire spine. AS, also known as seronegative arthritis, is primarily due to a negative response to the susceptibility sheep blood clotting test (RF). Until the 1960s, it was known as “central rheumatoid arthritis” and “rheumatoid spondylitis”. At present, modern medicine has no effective treatment for this disease, but Chinese medicine treatment for ankylosing spondylitis is based on the concept of treating both the symptoms and the underlying cause of the disease, with few side effects and significant clinical effects, and has become a research hotspot in recent years, worthy of further investigation.
文摘OBJECTIVE: To investigate clinical effect of acupuncture combined with TCM fumigation on pain and active function improvement in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. METHODS: 42 patients with ankylosing spondylitis were selected in hospital from October 2016 to October 2017, who were randomly divided into 2 groups by number table method. 21 patients received conventional treatment as control group. 21 patients combined with acupuncture, TCM fumigation treatment as observation group. Clinical indicators, activity function, pain scores were evaluated before and after treatment. RESULTS: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein, alkaline phosphatase, macrophage migration inhibitory factor, BASDAI score, BASFI score, VAS score after treatment decreased in two groups compared with before treatment(P<0.05). Chest mobility, lumbar pitch, Schober test, occipital wall distance, lumbar lateral flexion after treatment increased in two groups compared with before treatment(P<0.05). Refers to distance, morning stiffness time, rump length after treatment reduced in two groups compared with before treatment(P<0.05). Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein, alkaline phosphatase, macrophage migration inhibitory factor, BASDAI score, BASFI score, VAS score in observation group were lower than control group after treatment(P<0.05). Chest mobility, lumbar pitch, Schober test, occipital wall distance, lumbar lateral flexion in observation group were higher than control group after treatment(P<0.05). Refers to distance, rump length in observation group were smaller than control group after treatment(P<0.05). Morning stiffness time in observation group was less than control group after treatment(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture combined with TCM fumigation can significantly improve pain and active function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, which is worthy of clinical promotion.
基金This research was supported by the Multi-Center Collaborative Research on the Optimization and Promotion of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment Plan for Active Ankylosing Spondylitis,Project Number 2020-ZXY-006 Shaanxi Provincial Department of Health,2020 Shaanxi Provincial Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Clinical Collaborative Innovation Project.
文摘The theory of yin and yang in Chinese medicine signifies everything and can be used to divide everything in the world.The diagnosis and assessment of ankylosing spondylitis in Western medicine can also be divided by yin and yang.The current technologies used in Western medicine for detecting ankylosing spondylitis is summarized,divided,and reasoned with the philosophical views of yin and yang in traditional Chinese medicine.
文摘Objective: To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus Chinese herbal medicines for ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods: A total of 80 cases of AS patients were evenly and randomly divided into treatment group and control group. In treatment group, patients were treated with acupuncture of Jiaji (夹脊EX-B 2) and oral administration of Yishen Tongdu Wan (益肾通督丸,Bolus for Reinforcing the Kidney and Dredging Governor Vessesl) and those of control group treated with oral administration of Sulfasalazin (0.5 g, twice daily). Before and after treatment, the thoracic-dilaion scale, Schober test, Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI), Bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index (BASFI), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reaction protein (CRP) were detected separately. Results: After 6 months of treatment, of the both 40 cases in treatment and control groups, 27 (67.5%) and 13 (32.5%) were improved remarkably, 11 (27.5%) and 16 (40.0%) effective, and 2 (5.0%) and 11 (27.5%) failed, with the effective rates being 95.0% and 72.5% separately. The therapeutic effect of treatment group was significantly superior to that of control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the thoracic-dilaion scale and Schober test values increased significantly (P<0.05), while BASDAI, BASFI, ESR and CRP lowered considerably (P<0.01, P<0.05). Comparison between two groups indicated that after treatment, the decreased values of BASDAI, BASFI, ESR and CRP of treatment group were significantly lower than those of control group (P<0.01), while those of the thoracic-dilaion scale and Schober test of treatment group were significantly higher than those of control group (P<0.05, P< 0.01). Results displayed that both acupuncture combined with Chinese drugs and Sulfasalazin could lower BASDAI, BASFI, ESR and CRP, raise the thoracic-dilaion scale and Schober test values considerably in AS patients, and the therapeutic effect of combined acupuncture and Chinese drugs was apparently superior to that of Western medicine. Conclusion: Joint application of acupuncture and Chinese drugs is superior to Western medicine in the therapeutic effect for AS and has fewer side effects.
文摘Objective: To seek for a new method of integrated Chinese and western medicine in treating ankylosing spondylitis (AS) to control the disease development, shorten the therapeutic course and lower disability rate. Methods: Patients of AS enrolled in this study were 106 cases in Group A, who were persistently treated with traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine (TCM WM) for over 10 months, 48 cases in Group B treated with WM and 34 cases in Group C treated with non steroid anti inflammatory and analgesic agents. They were followed up for 2 years. Results: (1) Short term effect: The markedly effective rate in the 3 groups was 73.58%, 47.92% and 5.88% respectively, and the total effective rate was 96.23%, 87.50% and 41.18% respectively. The comparison of Group A with Group B and C showed significant difference, the effect in Group A was superior to that in Group B and Group C (χ 2=10.58, P <0.01 and χ 2=67.76, P <0.01 respectively). (2) Results of 2 year follow up: the recurrence rate in Group A was 18.37% (9/49), it was insignificantly different from that in Group B (7/23, 30.43%,χ 2=1.32, P >0.05), but significantly different from that in Group C (8/12, 66.67%,χ 2=11.19, P <0.01). Conclusion: Long term TCM WM therapy, which combined the advantages of Chinese and western medicine, was a practical method in treating AS with reliable effect, few side effects, and therefore is worth popularizing.
