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Trial reportJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2025

Clinical observation on the effect of warming meridian medicinal wine, polarized light external application combined with acupuncture and moxibustion on pain after vertebroplasty.

Wen Zhigang, L U Shuai, Cheng Xiumei

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Trial report in Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Wen ZhigangDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050000, China.
L U ShuaiFirst Department of Gynecology, Shijiazhuang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050000, China.
Cheng XiumeiHebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050000, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effects of external application of warm meridian medicated wine and polarized light therapy combined with acupuncture on pain management following vertebroplasty.

methodsA total of 120 patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures treated by vertebroplasty at our hospital were divided into four groups. The control group received non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the Treatment Group Ⅰ received acupuncture alone, Treatment Group Ⅱ was treated with medicated wine for warming meridians alongside polarized light physiotherapy, and Treatment Group Ⅲ received a combination of medicated wine for warming meridians, polarized light therapy, and acupuncture. The clinical efficacy, pain thresholds at various time points, temperature pain threshold, electric pain threshold, quality of life, sleep quality index, lumbar dysfunction index, visual analog scale (VAS) scores, and incidence of adverse reactions were compared and analyzed across the four groups.

resultsThe total clinical effective rate in Treatment Group Ⅲ was significantly higher than that in the control group, Treatment Group Ⅰ, and Treatment Group Ⅱ (

conclusionThe external application of warm meridian medicated wine and polarized light therapy combined with acupuncture significantly reduces postoperative pain following vertebroplasty, enhances lumbar function, and improves both sleep quality and overall quality of life for patients. This approach is recommended for clinical application.

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Acupuncture TherapyMoxibustionVertebroplastyWineAgedAged, 80 and overCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain ManagementQuality of LifeTreatment Outcomeacupunctureexternal application of warm meridian medicated winepain, postoperativepolarized light therapyvertebroplasty

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PMCPMC12134315

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