[Eye acupuncture for treatment of renal and ureteral colic].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the therapeutic effect of eye acupuncture on renal and ureteral colic induced by ureterolith.


METHODS
One hundred and eighty cases were randomly divided into an eye acupuncture group (n=90), a Morphine group (n=40) and a Bucinnazine group (n=50). The eye acupuncture group were treated with acupuncture at eye acupoints for killing pain, the Morphine group with intramuscular injection of Morphine and Atropine, and the Bucinnazine group with intramuscular injection of Bucinnazine and Atropine.


RESULTS
The markedly effective rate and the total effective rate were 72.2% and 95.6% in the eye acupuncture group, 45.0% and 77.5% in the Morphine group and 42.0% and 72.0% in the Bucinnazine group. Both the markedly effective rate and the total effective rate in the eye acupuncture group were significantly higher than those in both the Morphine group and the Bucinnazine group (all P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Eye acupuncture therapy is rapid and effective for treatment of renal and ureteral colic induced by ureterolith.
Lin
Qiang
Q
TCM Section, Rizhao City People's Hospital, Shandong 276826, China. rzlinq@163.com
Hu
Yu-lian
YL
Han
Chong-wei
CW
Li
Yan
Y
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D003085:Colic / Q000628:therapy*; D005123:Eye; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000628:therapy*