[Combination of acupuncture with cupping increases life quality of patients of osteoporosis].
OBJECTIVE
To observe therapeutic effect of "general regulation" acupuncture and cupping therapy on osteoporosis.


METHODS
Sixty cases of primary osteoporosis were treated with the "general regulation" acupuncture-cupping therapy: warming needle moxibustion, plum-blossom needle, moving cupping and retaining the cup, thrice each week, for 3 months. The therapeutic effect was assessed by modified life quality scale for the patient of osteoporosis.


RESULTS
Of the 60 cases, 3 cases did not complete the therapeutic course and 48 cases had a significant increase of life quality, the score of the life quality scale decreased from (67.45 +/- 15.67) before treatment to (42.28 +/- 27.89) after treatment with a significant difference (P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The "general regulation" acupuncture-cupping therapy can effectively increase life quality of the patient with osteoporosis, which is an effective therapy for osteoporosis.
Zhao
Rong
R
Department of Acupuncture, The First Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan College of TCM, Kunming 650200, China. kmzhaorong@hotmail.com
Liu
Zi-li
ZL
Wang
Jian-ming
JM
Xie
Gen-dong
GD
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009071:Moxibustion; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome