title: [Clinical research on acupoint catgut implantation in the prevention and treatment of postpartum pain of uterine contraction with qi and blood deficiency].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the impacts of the acupoint catgut implantation on postpartum pain of uterine contraction with qi and blood deficiency.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and ten primiparas of natural delivery differentiated as qi and blood deficiency pattern in TCM were selected as the subjects. They were randomized into an acupoint catgut implantation group (55 cases) and a routine nursing group (55 cases). In the acupoint catgut implantation group, the catgut was implanted in Zigong (EX-CA 1), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Pishu (BL 20) and Geshu (BL 17) in 6 h after delivery; additionally, the routine post-delivery nursing was adopted. In the routine nursing group, the routine post-delivery nursing was applied simply. Visual analogue scale (VAS) and the pain relief time of uterine contraction were compared in 24 h, 48 h, 72 h and 96 h after acupoint catgut implantation between the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  VAS Scores in 24 h, 48 h, 72 h and 96 h after acupoint catgut implantation in the acupoint catgut implantation group were lower apparently than those in the routine nursing group (3.31 +/- 0.39 vs 4.31 +/- 0.29, 1.86 +/- 0.29 vs 2.66 +/- 0.25, 0.89 +/- 0.21 vs 1.59 +/- 0.24, 0.35 +/- 0.10 vs 0.69 +/- 0.13, all P < 0.05). The pain relief was achieved in (72.06 +/- 6.83) h in the acupoint catgut implantation group and was (123.42 +/- 11.12) h in the routine nursing group. The pain relief in the acupoint catgut implantation group was achieved more quickly (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The intervention of acupoint catgut implantation in 6 h after natural delivery in primiparas prevents effectively postpartum pain of uterine contraction.
authors.forename: Li-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ai-Wen
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Ye-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Jia-Mei
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Xiao-Qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Dou
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002398:Catgut / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D048949:Labor Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D019413:Qi; D014590:Uterine Contraction; D014599:Uterus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult