Clinical effect of thermosensitive moxibustion combined with low-level laser in treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis with kidney essence deficiency syndrome
Objective:To explore the effect of thermosensitive moxibustion combined with low-level laser in treating patients of postmenopausal osteoporosis with kidney essence deficiency syndrome.Methods:A total of 100 patients of postmenopausal osteoporosis with kidney essence deficiency syndrome were included,and divided into the observation group and control group by random number table,50 cases in each group.The patients in both groups were given routine nursing intervention,the patients in the control group were treated with low-level laser,and the patients in the observation group were treated with thermosensitive moxibustion combined with low-level laser,with a course of 12 weeks.The clinical effects of the two groups were evaluated.The pain symptoms were evaluated by Visual Analogue Scale(VAS).Before and after treatment,the bone mineral density(BMD)level of lumbar vertebra(L2~L4)and left femoral neck of all patients were detected.The bone gla protein(BGP)level and the ratio of urinary pyridinoline(U-Pyd)/creatinine(Cr)were compared between the two groups.The quality of life was evaluated by the MOS item short from health survey(SF-36).Results:①After treatment,the total clinical effective rates of the observation group and the control group were 98.00%and 82.00%respectively,and the effect of the observation group was superior to the control group(P<0.05).②After treatment,the pain VAS scores of the two groups were significantly decreased(P<0.05),and the score of the observation group was obviously lower than that of the control group(P<0.05).③After treatment,the BMD levels of L2~L4 and left femoral neck in the two groups were increased(P<0.05),and the BMD level of the observation group was higher than that of the control group(P<0.05).④After treatment,the BGP level of the two groups was increased,the ratio of U-Pyd/Cr was decreased(P<0.05),and the BGP level of the observation group was higher than that of the control group,the ratio of U-Pyd/Cr was lower than that of the control group(P<0.05).⑤After treatment,the scores of each dimension of SF-36 in the two groups were increased(P<0.05),and the scores of each dimension of the observation group were higher than those of the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:Thermosensitive moxibustion combined with low-level laser have better clinical effect in treating patients of postmenopausal osteoporosis with kidney essence deficiency syndrome,can relieve the pain symptom,increase the level of BMD,and improve bone metabolism,thus enhance the life quality of the patients,which is worth promoting and applying in clinic.