J.Acupunct.Tuina.Sci.2014,12(5:295-299DOI:10.1007/s11726-014-0792-8CLINICALSTUDYTherapeuticObservationofWarmNeedlingplusTuinaforSenileFunctionalConstipationLiYing,HuaYu,ZhongNingCommunityHealthServiceCenter,HuajingTownship,XuhuiDistrict,Shanghai,Shanghai200231,ChinaAuthor:LiYing,associategeneralphysicianofChinesemedicine.E-mail:ly136********@sohuCLCNumber:R246.2DocumentCode:AAbstractObjective:Toobservetheclinicalefficacyofwarmneedlingplustuinaintreatingsenilefunctionalconstipation.Methods:Ninetyelderlypatientswithfunctionalconstipationwererandomizedintotwogroups.Forty-sixpatientsinthetreatmentgroupwereintervenedbywarmneedlingplustuina;theotherforty-fourpatientsinthecontrolgroupwereintervenedbySanHuangtablet.Results:Inthetreatmentgroup,19patientswerecured,24casesshowedimprovement,3casesfailed,andthetotaleffectiveratewas93.5%;inthecontrolgroup,16patientswerecured,18casesshowedimprovement,10casesfailed,andthetotaleffectiveratewas77.3%.Therewasasignificantdifferenceincomparingthetherapeuticefficacy(P<0.05,andthetherapeuticefficacyofthetreatmentgroupwashigherthanthatofthecontrolgroup.Conclusion:WarmneedlingplustuinacanproduceahighertherapeuticefficacythantakingSanHuangtabletintreatingsenilefunctionalconstipation.KeyWordsAcupunctureTherapy;Tuina;Massage;WarmNeedlingTherapy;MoxibustionTherapy;Constipation;AgedFunctionalconstipationisacommonproblemintheelderly,manifestedbyhardorlumpystools,difficultydefecatingorsensationofincompleteevacuation,anddecreaseddefecation.Itoftenaffectsmorewomenthanman.InChina,peopleover60yearsoldhasaprevalencerateof18.0%-23.0%,andtheincidenceincreaseswithage[1].Long-termconstipationmayinducehemorrhoids,cardio-cerebro-vasculardiseases,emotionaldisorderssuchasanxietyanddepression,andincreasetheriskofintestinalcancer,deeplyaffectingthementalhealthandqualityoflifeoftheelderly[2].Therefore,it’sofgreatsignificancetoadoptpositive,accurate,standard,andpropertreatmenttokeepsmoothdefecationfortheoldpeople.Intherecentyears,wehaveadoptedwarmneedlingplustuinaintreatingfunctionalconstipationoftheelderly.Thereportisnowgivenasfollows.1ClinicalMaterials1.1Diagnosticcriteria1.1.1DiagnosticcriteriaoftraditionalChinesemedicineThetraditionalChinesemedicinediagnosisreferredtothediagnosticcriteriaofconstipationintheCriteriaofDiagnosisandTherapeuticEffectsofDiseasesandSyndromesinTraditionalChineseMedicine[3].Elongateddefecationinterval,onceevery3d,dryandhardstools;difficultypassingJournalofAcupunctureandTuinaScience(针灸推拿医学2011年第9卷第1期温针疗法结合推拿治疗老年人功能性便秘疗效观察李瑛,华宇,钟宁上海市徐汇区华泾镇社区卫生服务中心,上海200231,中国【摘要】目的:观察温针疗法结合推拿治疗老年人功能性便秘的临床疗效。方法:将90例老年功能性便秘患者随机分为两组,治疗组46例,予温针疗法结合推拿治疗;对照组44例,予口服三黄片治疗。结果:治疗组治愈19例,好转24例,未愈3例,总有效率93.5%;对照组44例,治愈16例,好转18例,未愈10例,总有效率77.3%。两组疗效有统计学差异(P<0.05,治疗组疗效优于对照组。结论:温针疗法结合推拿治疗老年人功能性便秘疗效优于口服三黄片。的临床疗效。【关键词】针刺疗法;推拿;按摩;温针疗法;灸法;按摩;便秘;老年人老年人功能性便秘临床主要表现为粪便干结、排便困难或排便不尽感和排便次数减少,是老年人的常见病、多发病,女性患病率高于男性。我国60岁以上老年人的患病率为18.0%~23.0%,且随年龄的增长发病率有增高趋势[1]。长期便秘可继发痔疮、诱发心脑血管疾病、增加肠癌患病风险,也可引起焦虑、抑郁等情绪异常,影...