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[Effects of thunder-fire moxibustion on balance function and musculoskeletal metabolism in female patients of primary osteoporosis with low muscle mass].
Xu, Daoming; Liu, Jing; Zhang, Di; Zhang, Xin; Huang, Chihuan; Bai, Ling; Liu, Lanying; Wang, Zun; Wang, Sheng; Li, Hanjun.
Affiliation
  • Xu D; Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
  • Liu J; Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
  • Zhang D; Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
  • Zhang X; Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
  • Huang C; Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
  • Bai L; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
  • Liu L; Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
  • Wang Z; Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
  • Wang S; Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
  • Li H; Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, Qinhuai District Hospital of TCM, Nanjing 210006, Jiangsu Province.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu ; 44(8): 859-64, 2024 Aug 12.
Article in Zh | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39111781
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To observe the effects of thunder-fire moxibustion on the balance function and musculoskeletal metabolism in female patients of primary osteoporosis (POP) with low muscle mass.

METHODS:

Sixty female patients of POP with low muscle mass were randomly divided into an observation group (30 cases, 5 cases dropped out) and a control group (30 cases, 2 cases dropped out). The patients in the control group were treated with oral administration of Caltrate D (1.5 g calcium carbonate + 125 IU vitamin D3), one tablet per day for 12 weeks. In addition to the control treatment, the patients in the observation group were treated with thunder-fire moxibustion at Mingmen (GV 4), Yaoyangguan (GV 3), bilateral Ganshu (BL 18), Shenshu (BL 23), and Dachangshu (BL 25), 30 min per acupoint, once every other day, three times a week, for 12 weeks. Balance function indexes (95% confidence ellipse area of the center of pressure [COP], total displacement, average speed), lumbar pain visual analogue scale (VAS), serum muscle metabolism factors (myostatin [MSTN], peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α [PGC-1α]) and bone metabolism factors (aminoterminal propeptide typeⅠ procollagen [PINP], C-terminal telopeptide of typeⅠcollagen [CTX-Ⅰ]) were compared before and after treatment in both groups.

RESULTS:

Compared before treatment, the 95% confidence ellipse area of COP, total displacement, and average speed in the observation group were decreased after treatment (P<0.01), and the above indexes in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). Compared before treatment, the VAS scores in both groups were decreased after treatment (P<0.01), the score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P<0.01). Compared before treatment, the serum levels of MSTN, PINP and CTX-Ⅰ in the observation group were reduced after treatment (P<0.01), while the serum level of PGC-1α was increased (P<0.01). The control group showed a decrease in serum level of MSTN (P<0.05). The observation group had lower serum levels of MSTN and PINP (P<0.05) and higher serum level of PGC-1α (P<0.01) compared to the control group.

CONCLUSION:

The thunder-fire moxibustion can effectively relieve lumbar pain, improve balance function, and regulate musculoskeletal metabolism in female patients of POP with low muscle mass.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Osteoporosis / Acupuncture Points / Moxibustion Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: Zh Journal: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu Year: 2024 Document type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Osteoporosis / Acupuncture Points / Moxibustion Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: Zh Journal: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu Year: 2024 Document type: Article