[Clinical study on combination of acupuncture, cupping and medicine for treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture at five mental points and moving cupping on the Hechelu of the back on fibromyalgia syndrome (FS).


METHODS
Sixty-six cases who conformed to the criteria were randomly divided into the treatment group treated with acupuncture at five mental points, moving cupping on the Hechelu of the back and amitriptyline, and the control group treated with amitriptyline. Clinical therapeutic effects were assessed with McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) and HAMD depression scale.


RESULTS
The therapeutic effect of the treatment group was better than that of the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Combination of acupuncture with cupping therapy is an effective therapy for fibromyalgia syndrome.
Li
Chang-du
CD
Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Sichuan 610072, China. changdutcm@163.com
Fu
Xiao-ying
XY
Jiang
Zhen-ya
ZY
Yang
Xu-guang
XG
Huang
Si-qin
SQ
Wang
Qiong-fen
QF
Liu
Jia
J
Chen
Yuan
Y
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D035843:Biomedical Research; D005356:Fibromyalgia; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement