title: Clinical effect of acupuncture on endemic skeletal fluorosis: a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: Objective. To evaluate the effect of acupuncture on endemic skeletal fluorosis (ESF) through the randomized controlled trial. Methods. Ninety-nine cases were divided into the treatment group (68 cases) and the control group (31 cases) randomly. Normal acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture was used in treatment group, while Caltrate with vitamin D tablets were applied in control group. After 2 courses, the VAS, urinary fluoride, serum calcium, and serum phosphate were evaluated before and after treatment. Results. Both of these two methods could relieve pain effectively and the effect of acupuncture was better (P < 0.05). In treatment group, the content of urinary fluoride after treatment was higher than before (P < 0.05), while the content of serum calcium and phosphate was lower (P < 0.05). Conclusion. The effect of acupuncture on relieving pain and promoting discharge of urinary fluoride is better than that of western medicine. Acupuncture can reduce the content of serum calcium and phosphate.
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Institute of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Zhou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jincao
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Institute of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Wu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhongchao
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Institute of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhongjie
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Institute of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Zhao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xiaoguang
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Institute of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Institute of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Jiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Institute of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guiran
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Institute of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Pang
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li