Clinical Effect of Waist and Back Elbow Tip Pressing Method in the Treatment of Acute Renal Colic

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmhs.202405309

Author(s)

Yan Tao, Wenbin Yang*, Jun Tan, Pingguo Chen, Lunjian Luo

Affiliation(s)

Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Xiangtan City, Xiangtan, Hunan, China *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

To observe the clinical effect of "special acupoints of traditional Chinese medicine" elbow tip pressing therapy for renal colic, we divided 80 patients with renal colic into two groups by randomized single-blinded method. The observation group, comprising 40 cases, received treatment with "special acupoints of traditional Chinese medicine" elbow tip pressing therapy. Meanwhile, the control group, consisting of 40 cases, was administered treatment with acupressure at the Shenshu (BL23), Yin Ling Spring Cave, Taixi and Zusanli (ST36) points. Pain relief and disappearance were observed. The findings of this study indicate that the overall efficacy of the treatment group reached 97.5%, a considerably higher rate than that observed in the control group (80.00%). This difference was found to be statistically significant (P < 0.01). This finding underscores the remarkable efficacy of the treatment regimen employed by the treatment group in alleviating clinical symptoms and enhancing the success rate of treatment. It is of considerable importance in advancing the progress of clinical practice in related fields and optimizing treatment regimens. The results show that the elbow tip pressing of "Traditional Chinese medicine special acupoint" in the management of renal colic has distinct characteristics associated with a single acupoint, easy positioning, fast pain relief and good curative effect.

Keywords

Special Acupoints of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Renal Colic; Shenshu; Yin Ling Spring Cave; Taixi; Zusanli

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