[Observation on therapeutic effects of centro-square needling and triple needling on ankylosing spondylitis].

OBJECTIVE: To probe therapeutic effects of centro-square needling and triple needling on ankylosing spondylitis. METHODS: Sixty cases of spondylitis were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group were treated with centro-square needling and triple needling, and the control group with routine acupuncture therapy, with motortherapy combined in the two groups. RESULTS: Both the therapeutic methods were effective, but the therapeutic effect in the treatment group was significantly better than that in the control group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Acupuncture combined with motortherapy has definite therapeutic effect on ankylosing spondylitis, with centro-square needling and triple needling having better therapeutic effect.