title: [Clinical observation on abdominal cluster-needling combined with sacro-iliac-needling for treatment of chronic pelvic inflammation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe therapeutic effect of abdominal cluster-needling combined with sacro-iliac-needling on chronic pelvic inflammation.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and ten cases of pelvic inflammation were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group of 70 cases were treated by abdominal cluster-needling combined with sacro-iliac-needling; the control group of 40 cases were treated by oral administration of Fuyankang tablet. Their therapeutic effects were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cured rate and the total effective rate were 75.7% and 97.1% in the treatment group, and 37.5% and 85.0% in the control group, respectively, with significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01, P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic effect of abdominal cluster-needling combined with sacro-iliac-needling is significantly better than that in the control group for chronic pelvic inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Maoming Municipal People's Hospital, Guangdong 525000, China. jianyunhong@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Jian-Yun
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Lan-Fang
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Fu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chao-Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation