Clinical Research about Moxibustion Combined with Drug in Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis

Objective:To probe into the clinical efficiency about moxibustion combined with drug on treating Ankylosing Spondylitis(AS).Methods:60 cases diagnosed as AS were colleced,they were grouped as the treating group and the control group both composed of 30 cases by using the stochastic law.Sulfasalazine enteric coated tablet(ECT) and Meloxicam tablet were orally administrated in the control group;Sulfasalazine ECT and the hanged moxibustion of warming kidney-yang and removing blood stasis were used in the treating group.Three months were taken as one treatment course in each group,and the two groups were observed continuously for one treatment course.Then the clinical efficiency and the related indexes were compared after the treatment course.Results:After one treatment course,the total effective rate(83.33%) in the treating group was significantly better than that(60.00%) in the control group(P0.05).The total scores of TCM syndrome,every score of leading symptoms,CRP,ESR and IgA in both groups after treatment were significantly declined(P0.05).Moreover,the total scores of TCM syndrome,every score of leading symptoms,CRP,ESR and IgA in the treating group after treatment were significantly declined than those in the control group after treatment(P0.05).Conclusion:The treating method of moxibustion combined with drug could effectively control disease activity and improve quality of life in AS patients.