Warming-yang moxibustion combined with acupuncture for 30 cases of cancer pain

ObjectiveTo observe the clinical effect of warming-yang moxibustion combined with acupuncture in the treatment of cancer pain.MethodsThirty patients with malignant tumor accompanied with moderate or severe cancer pain were treated with warming-yang moxibustion technique in combination with acupuncture. Zhōngwn ( CV 12), Guānyuán ( CV 4) and Shénquè ( CV 8) were applied with warming moxibustion, Hég ( LI 4), Nèiguān ( PC 6) Tàichōng ( LR 3) and Sānyīnjiāo ( SP 6) were punctured as well as other acupoints selected according to differentiation of syndrome. The treatment was given once every day, and 10 times were one treatment course. Pain degree was assessed on the basis of visual analogue scale (VAS) and efficacy based on pain relief.ResultsRemarkably improvement was seen in 10 cases (33.3%), improvement in 11 cases (36.7%), partially improvement in 8 cases (26.7%), ineffective in 1 case (3.3%), and the total effective rate was 96.7%. VAS was 6.07±1.26 before the treatment and was 2.53±1.48 after the treatment. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.01).ConclusionWarming-yang moxibustion technique in combination with acupuncture is effective in the treatment of cancer pain.