title: Acupuncture for treatment of secondary osteoporosis in patients with spinal cord injury: a controlled study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We explored the effect of adjunctive acupuncture on secondary osteoporosis in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with subacute SCI were recruited and divided into two groups by patient choice: group 1 patients received standard combination therapy and group 2 patients received combination therapy plus acupuncture for 3 months. The concentrations of IgG, IgM and tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) in serum and the bone mineral density were measured before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The decrease in the concentration of TNFα and IgM in patients in group 2 compared with those in group 1 was statistically significant. The IgG level showed no significant change in either group. Bone mineral density increased more after adjunctive acupuncture, but the difference was not significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further research is needed to determine whether acupuncture as an adjunct to combination therapy can reduce osteoporosis in patients with subacute SCI.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  P153-2008-36.
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Cord Injury, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Chinese PLA, General Hospital of Jinan Military Area Command, Jinan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Qingxi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Cord Injury, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Chinese PLA, General Hospital of Jinan Military Area Command, Jinan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Cord Injury, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Chinese PLA, General Hospital of Jinan Military Area Command, Jinan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Qunqun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.affiliation: The First Veteran Institute of Jinan Military Region, Jinan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Cord Injury, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Chinese PLA, General Hospital of Jinan Military Area Command, Jinan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Zhaohu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Cord Injury, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Chinese PLA, General Hospital of Jinan Military Area Command, Jinan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Cord Injury, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Chinese PLA, General Hospital of Jinan Military Area Command, Jinan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Spinal Cord Injury, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Chinese PLA, General Hospital of Jinan Military Area Command, Jinan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Tingbao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D015519:Bone Density; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
keywords: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY; MOXIBUSTION; OSTEOPOROSIS ARTHRITIS