Clinical Study on the Treatment of Renal Colic by Body and Auricular Acupuncture

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Title

Clinical Study on the Treatment of Renal Colic by Body and Auricular Acupuncture

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Journal Publication

Date

2011

volume

9(22)

pages

104-106

Research Type

RCT

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the clinical effects of combined acupuncture and ear-puncture in treating renal colic. Methods: Sixty subjects were randomized into an acupuncture group and a medication group, 30 in each, to receive acupuncture and Western medicine respectively. The analgesic effects and pain relief time were measured in both groups. Results: Both of the two groups got pain relieved or reduced. The total effective rate was 89.7% in the acupuncture group, significantly superior to 77.4% in the medication group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Combined body and auricular acupuncture is efficient in relieving pain in treating renal colic, and its effective rate was higher compared with medication treatment.

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Date of Input: 2/12/2015; Date Modified: 2/12/2015; Availability: --In File--; Priority: Normal; Guangdong Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, P.R. China

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