title: [Observation on influence of bone metabolism biochemical indices of senile osteoporosis treated with distant acupuncture and nearby tuina].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the influence of bone metabolism biochemical indices of senile osteoporosis treated with distant acupuncture and nearby tuina, and to probe the better therapy for senile osteoporosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-four cases were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group. In control group (30 cases), Calcium Carbonate D, Tablet was orally taken for 12 weeks continuously. In observation group (34 cases), "distant acupuncture and nearby tuina" therapy were applied, that was puncture at Weizhong (BL 40) and Taixi (KI 3), and tuina therapy on lumber region, 30 times treatment was applied totally. The changes of blood calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), ALP, BGP and urine DPD in bone metabolism biochemical indices were observed and compared before and after treatment in two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were significant differences in P, BGP, DPD in bone metabolism biochemical indices in both groups before and after treatment (P < 0.05, P < 0.01), the contents of blood P decreased, blood BGP increased and urine DPD decreased. But, there were no significant differences in above indices between two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The calcium with oral administration and "distant acupuncture and nearby tuina" therapy can effectively improve the bone metabolism biochemical indices of senile osteoporosis, and they have positive significance in prevention of osteoporosis, however, it hasn't proved that which method is better for calcium protecting.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wen-Yan
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000654:Amobarbital; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000097:blood; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood; D012631:Secobarbital
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; C027629:amobarbital, secobarital drug combination; D015675:Osteocalcin; D012631:Secobarbital; D010758:Phosphorus; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D000654:Amobarbital; D002118:Calcium