[Effects of acupuncture plus acupoint sticking on bone mass density and pain in the patient of primary osteoporosis].
OBJECTIVE
To observe effects of acupuncture plus acupoint sticking of Migudan on bone mass density (BMD) and pain in the patient of primary osteoporosis.


METHODS
By computer random number generating method, the patients were randomly divided into a treatment group treated with acupuncture plus acupoint sticking of Migudan, and a control group treated with Gaitianli, 48 cases in each group. Changes of their BMD and cumulative scores of pain after treatment were investigated.


RESULTS
Acupuncture plus acupoint sticking of Migudan could relieve cumulative score of bone pain in the patient of primary osteoporosis as compared with the control group (P 0.01), with 95% CI= 4.05 to approximately 4. 31 points; acupuncture plus acupoint sticking of Migudan could increase significantly BMD in the patients as compared with the control group (P < 0.05), L2 to approximately L4 BMD 95% CI = 0.029 to approximately 0.073 g/cm2, the neck of femur BMD 95% CI = 0.013 to approximately 0.047 g/cm2.


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture plus acupoint sticking of Migudan has definite therapeutic effect on primary osteoporosis.
Xu
Ya-li
YL
Clinical Medical College, Gansu College of TCM, Lanzhou 730000, China. xyl0931@126.com
Jin
Jian-jun
JJ
Xu
Deng-Yu
DY
Zheng
Yu
Y
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D005269:Femur; D006801:Humans; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain; D010024:Osteoporosis