Effects of sulfasalazine combined with moxibustion methods on patients with cold-dampness obstruction type ankylosing spondylitis.

ABSTRACT

Twenty-four patients with cold, dampness, obstructive ankylosing spondylitis were treated with sulfasalazine and sulfasalazine in combination with moxibustion for 3 weeks. The results showed that the combined treatment of traditional Chinese and western medicine was significantly higher than those of western medicine treatment, meanwhile, the scoreofsymptoms quantification, C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate of the integrated Chinese and western medicine treatment were significantly lower than those of western medicine treatment, and the level of physical signs was significantly higher than that of western medicine treatment, and there were no significant differences in adverse reactions. Moxibustion combined with sulfasalazine in the treatment of cold and damp obstructive ankylosing spondylitis can effectively improve the characteristics of the body, relieve pain symptoms and improve the prognosis.