title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture combined with acupoint-injection on acute gouty arthritis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search for a new method for treatment of acute gouty arthritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty cases of acute gouty arthritis were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with electroacupuncture combined with point-injection, and the control group with western medicine. Their therapeutic effects were observed and serum uric acid contents were detected before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a very significantly difference between the two groups in the therapeutic effect (P<0. 01) and the analgesic effect in the treatment group was better than that in the control group (P<0. 01). The treatment group was superior to the control group in decrease of blood uric acid (P<0. 01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Electroacupuncture combined with point-injection is an effective method for treatment of acute gouty arthritis, and it can decrease blood uric acid content.
authors: Wuhan Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Wuhan 430061, China.
authors: Ran
authors: R
authors: Zou
authors: Hong-xing
authors: HX
authors: Zhang
authors: Tang-fa
authors: TF
authors: Zhang
authors: Yun
authors: Y
authors: Xu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015210:Arthritis, Gouty / Q000628:therapy*; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid