Efficacy of acupuncture at Jiaji acupoints combined with external application of Runji pill oil on diabetic foot ulcers
Objective It is to observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture at Jiaji acupoints combined with external ap-plication of Runji pill oil in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer.Methods Sixty patients with diabetic foot ulcers treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine from August 2022 to August 2023 were selected and randomly divided into 2 groups by randomized numerical table method:30 cases in the control group and 30 cases in the treatment group.The control group was treated with basic therapy and Kangfuxin liquid by gauze dressing,and the treatment group was treated with basic therapy,acupuncture at Jiaji acupoints and Runji pill oil by gauze dressing,7 days as one treatment course,and both groups were treated for 28 days.The total traumatic area,ankle-brachial index(ABI),white blood cell count,Chinese medicine syndrome scores before and after treatment,and clinical efficacy of the two groups were compared.Results The total traumatic area was significantly reduced,the ABI was significantly increased,the white blood cell count and Chinese medicine syndrome scores were significantly reduced after treatment compared with before treatment in the two groups(all P<0.05),and the improvements of all indexes in the treatment group were significantly better than those in the control group(all P<0.05).After 28 days of treatment,the total effective rate of the treatment groupwas93.3%(28/30),which was significantly higher than that of 73.7%(22/30)in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture at Jiaji acupoints combined with external ap-plication of Runji pill oil are more effective in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers,which can significantly improve limb is-chemia and better promote wound healing.
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