[Advances of clinical studies of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis]
[Article in Chinese]
Suzuki S, Tian W, Li XW.
College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China. md_satoshi@hotmail.com
OBJECTIVE: To summarize recent development of studies on acupuncture and moxibustion for prevention and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, so as to provide a basis and thinking for clinical scientific studies. METHODS: More than 60 papers about clinical and experimental studies were reviewed, choosing clinically commonly-used acupoints and introducing mainly different therapeutic methods. RESULTS: Acupuncture and moxibustion can prevent and cure rheumatoid arthritis with outstanding results. CONCLUSION: Acupuncture and moxibustion have vast vistas for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
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PMID: 16312903 [PubMed - in process]