Clinical Research on Habitual Constipation Treated with Abdominal Massage Combined with Acupuncture Treatment

Objective: To observe the clinical effects of abdominal massage combined with acupuncture on habitual constipation.Methods: 60 cases with habitual constipation received by this hospital from January of 2012 to June of 2014 were randomized into control group and treatment group,with 30 cases in each group. Control group were given Compound Aloe Capsule,2 capsules each time and twice every day. Treatment group were given abdominal massage combined with acupuncture. After 3 weeks of continuous treatment for both groups,the clinical symptoms,adverse reactions and relapse of the two groups were compared. Results:For the short-time effects,the effective rate was 80. 0% in control group and 86. 7% in treatment group; there was no significant difference( P 0. 05). For long-term effects,the effective rate of treatment group was 86. 7%,remarkably higher than that of control group( 36. 7%)( P 0. 05). For the TCM symptom scores,the scores after the treatment of both groups were apparently lower than these before the treatment; there was significant difference between the two groups( P 0. 05). Conclusion: Abdominal massage combined with acupuncture has remarkable therapeutic effects on habitual constipation.