title: [Postmenopausal osteoporosis of liver and kidney deficiency type treated with acupoint catgut embedding by stages].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the better treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis of liver and kidney deficiency type.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and five cases were randomly divided into an observation group, a control group A and a control group B equally. In control group A, Calcichew D3 tablets were taken with oral administration; in control group B, Calcichew D3 tablets and Xianling Gubao capsule were taken with oral administration. In observation group, Calcichew D3 tablets and acupoint catgut embedding were applied; Shenshu (BL 23), Ganshu (BL 18), Jiaji (EX-B 2) and Weizhong (BL 40) etc. were selected at acute stage; Shenshu (BL 23) and Ganshu (BL 18) etc. were selected at remission stage, once every half a month and 6 months treatment in all. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), bone mineral density(BMD), estradiol (E2) and clinical effects were compared among groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 3 and 6 months treatment, the scores of VAS were reduced among groups (all P < 0.01); the reduction in observation group and control group B was superior to that in control group A (all P < 0.001), and it was more obvious in observation group than that in control group B (both P < 0.001). After 6 months treatment, lumbar BMD and the serum level of Ez improved obviously in observation group and control group B (all P < 0.01). The comparison among groups after treatment showed that the BMD in observation group and control group B was superior o o that in control group A (P < 0.01, P < 0.05); the serum level of E2 in observation group was superior to that in control group B and control group A (both P < 0.001), and it in control group B was superior to that in control group A. The total effective rate was 91.4% (32/35) in observation group, superior to that in control group A (57.1%, 20/35); and the total effective rate was 82. 9% (29/35) in control group B, superior to that in control group A.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Calcichew D3 tablets and acupoint catgut embedding therapy can relieve the pain caused by postmenopausal osteoporosis of liver and kidney deficiency, improve the bone mineral density and serum level of estradiol; in brief, it is the better method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Surgery, Liuzhou Municipal Hospital of TCM, Liuzhou 545001, Guangxi Province, China. liubaoxin898@163.com
authors.forename: Bao-xin
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Li-ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Cheng-jun
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Fu-yu
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Yu-ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Zhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Dong-bo
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Han-wu
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D002398:Catgut; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D