Chinese army doctor in FUZHOU army hospital to observe the therapeutic effect of needle-pricking therapy combined with spinal massage on ankylosing spondylitis and to probe into the mechanism. they did research for a while,CONCLUSION: Needle-pricking therapy combined with spinal massage has a significant therapeutic effect with a steady and long-term effect for treatment of ankylosing spondylitis at active stage...Full story: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Mar;28(3):163-6 Thank you for your contribution for this treatment.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by pain and progressive stiffness. It mainly affects the spine, but other parts of the body can be affected as well. AS is part of a group of rheumatic diseases termed seronegative spondyloarthropathies. _________________________________________________________________________________________ Needle-pricking therapy combined with spinal massage has a significant therapeutic effect with a steady and long-term effect for treatment of ankylosing spondylitis at active stage. Reference:Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Mar;28(3):163-6
Members of the treatment group were needled bilaterally at the Hua Tuo jia ji (or paravertebral) points at the level of T10. In addition, from T1 down to T9, needles were placed in either right or left paravertebral points, alternating vertebrae by vertebra, beginning with T1 on the left side. These needles were stimulated with twisting and turning supplementation hand technique. Every other treatment, the needles were switched sides from T1 to T9. In addition, Ba Liao (Bl 31-34), Huan Tiao (Bl 30), Cheng Fu (Bl 36), Zhi Bian (Bl 54), Zu San Li (St 36), Yin Ling Quan (Sp 9), and Yang Ling Quan (GB 34) were also needled with twisting and turning supplementing technique. Then, a one inch section of moxa roll was attached to the handles of the needles and lit. This was done once every other day, with the needles being retained for 30 minutes each time. Fifteen treatments equaled one course, and three successive courses were administered. The members of the comparison group only received acupuncture at the same points but without warm needle moxibustion. They were needled at the same frequency and for the same length of time.source:Blue poppy
