ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022
Needle-Warming Moxibustion plus Multirehabilitation Training to Improve Quality of Life and Functional Mobility of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Medication.
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- Study on the clinical effect of warm acupuncture in the treatment of simple obesity complicated with dyslipidemia (spleen deficiency and dampness obstruction type) and insulin resistance.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Retracted: Needle-Warming Moxibustion plus Multirehabilitation Training to Improve Quality of Life and Functional Mobility of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Medication.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2023Article
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- Retraction · 2023-11-29Compromised Peer Review · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Investigation by Third Party · Paper Mill · Unreliable Results and/or Conclusions ·
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Abstract
Objective: Patients treated with medication for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often improve but continue to have active diseases. The study aims to investigate whether needle-warming moxibustion (NWM) plus multirehabilitation training can improve quality of life (QoL) and functional mobility of RA patients after medication. Methods: Eighty-four RA patients were selected as study participants, including 42 patients receiving medication (medication group) and 42 patients receiving NWM plus multirehabilitation training (NWM + MRT group). The scores of disease symptoms, pain (visual analogue scale (VAS)), sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)), functional mobility (Fugl-Meyer assessment scale (FMAS)), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS), and QoL (SF-36) were compared before and after treatment. When patients were discharged from the hospital, they were given a questionnaire for treatment satisfaction. Results: After treatment, decreases in the scores of the VAS, PSQI, SAS, and SDS were observed in both cohorts, especially in the NWM + MRT group ( Conclusion: NWM plus multirehabilitation training could significantly attenuate disease symptoms, improve QoL, recover functional mobility, and reduce the risk of anxiety and depression in RA patients.
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