Acupuncture treatment of 30 cases of functional dyspepsia with liver-stomach disharmony by the method of ‘Ren-Du-Tong-Regulation’: contemporaneous own before-and-after control study
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Objective to observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture using the "simultaneous regulation of Ren and Du meridians" method in the treatment of functional dyspepsia with liver-stomach disharmony. A self-controlled study was conducted on 30 patients diagnosed with functional dyspepsia of liver-stomach disharmony type. Acupuncture points included Shuigou (GV26), Huatuo jiaji (EX-B2), and Zhongwan (CV12). Treatment was administered twice weekly for a total of 10 sessions. Overall symptom scores and the functional dyspepsia quality of life (FDDQL) scores were measured before and after treatment. After 10 sessions of treatment, there was a significant reduction in overall symptom scores, with a significant increase in FDDQL scores compared to pre-treatment (p<0.05). The total effective rate was 93.33% (28/30), and the safety profile was high. The study shows that acupuncture using the "simultaneous regulation of Ren and Du meridians" method effectively alleviates dyspeptic symptoms and improves the quality of life in patients with functional dyspepsia.
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