Abstract:

Objective

To observe the clinical efficacy of fire needle acupuncture combined with catgut embedding therapy on allergic rhinitis.

Methods

Fifty patients with allergic rhinitis in outpatient service of acupuncture and moxibustion hospital of Shanxi province were included in this study from January 2013 to December 2015.These patients were divided into catgut embedding group and catgut embedding+fire needle acupuncture group according to the random number table method.Patients were scored in accordance with the symptom integral and symptoms sign score before treatment and after one-month treatment.Rank sum test was used to compare the efficiency between two groups.

Results

Twenty-two patients were cured after treatment，two patients were effective and one patient was invalid in catgut embedding+fire needle acupuncture group，and the total effective rate was 96% （24/25）.Eighteen patients were cured after treatment，four patients were effective and three patients were invalid，and the total effective rate was 88% （22/25）in catgut embedding group.There was no significant difference in therapeutic effect between two groups（Z=1.420，P=0.156）.

Conclusion

The curative effect of fire needle acupuncture combined with catgut embedding relieve the pain of the patients and worth spreading，even though there is no insignificant difference in therapeutic effect compared with catgut embedding treatment alone.

Key words: Rhinitis,allergic,perennial, Fire-needle therapy, Catgut embedding therapy