[Effect of warming needle moxibustion on pain threshold in the patient of sciatica].
OBJECTIVE
To observe effect of warming needle moxibustion on pain threshold in the patient of sciatica.


METHODS
Ninety cases were randomly divided into 3 groups, 30 cases in each group. The warming needle moxibustion group were treated with warming needle moxibustion at Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25), Huantiao (GB 30), etc; the western medicine group with oral administration of Nimeisulide; and the acupoint-injection group with injection of 654-2 into the same acupoints as those in the warming needle moxibustion group.


RESULTS
The cured rates were 56.67%, 26.67% and 20.00% in the 3 groups, and the total effective rate were 90.00%, 73.33% and 63.33%, respectively, the therapeutic effect of the warming needle moxibustion group being better than those of other two groups (both P < 0.01). The amplitude of pain threshold increase in the warming needle moxibustion group was higher than those of other two groups (both P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Warming needle moxibustion can increase pain threshold, improve symptoms and raise quality of life for the patient of sciatica.
Chen
Mei-ren
MR
Hunan TCM Higher Training School, Zhuzhou 412012, China. chenmeiren@163.com
Wang
Ping
P
Cheng
Gang
G
Guo
Xiang
X
Wei
Gao-wen
GW
Xu-hui
Cheng
C
D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion; D009339:Needles; D017288:Pain Threshold; D011788:Quality of Life; D012585:Sciatica