title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion combined with cupping on senile psychophysiologic disorders].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To probe into the feasibility of acupuncture and moxibustion combined with rapid and repeated cupping at points on the back for treatment of senile psychophysiologic disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty cases of clinically commonly-seen senile psychophysiologic disorders were randomly divided into the treatment group treated by acupuncture and moxibustion combined with rapid and repeated cupping at points on the back and the control group treated by oral administration of small dose of medicine for expectant treatment. Their therapeutic effects were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The therapeutic effect of the treatment group was better than that of the control group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture and moxibustion combined with rapid and repeated cupping at points on the back can more rapidly alleviate the psychotic symptoms of thinking more and misgivings, gloominess, desire to cry, restlessness due to deficiency, anger, impatient for senile psychophysiologic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Changning District Tianshan TCM Hospital, Shanghai 200051, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Lan
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Qie
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders