title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion in 60 cases of Sjogren syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture on Sjogren syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Treatment group (n=60) were treated with acupuncture of clearing away dryness and toxic substance and removing obstruction in collaterals at Quze (PC 3), Taichong (LR 3), Xuehai (SP 10), Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Taixi (KI 3), and the control group (n=60) with prednisone. Their therapeutic effects were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 73.3% in the treatment group and 56.7% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05); there was no reverse effect in the treatment group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The needling method for clearing dryness and removing obstruction in collaterals is effective and safe for treatment of Sjogren syndrome.
authors.affiliation: First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin College of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China. liuwei_rh@msn.com
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hong-xia
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome