背痛的发生有多种原因,比如激素水平发生变化以帮助盆腔区域的韧带软化,利于后期分娩,但同时也影响了背部正常的支撑能力;当然也可能是因为肚子里的宝宝使得孕妇重心前移,背部受力变大[10]。鉴于过去不少研究指出,针灸确实能够缓解疼痛。所以,在这个问题上,针灸或许确实发挥了一些作用。不过,奇点糕可不是建议孕期背痛的女性朋友去进行针灸哦,这需要临床医生根据实际情况给出判断。
总的来说,这个大型研究提示我们,针灸在“增强生殖能力”方面或许并不像我们想象中那么厉害。作者在研究论文中建议,患有PCOS的女性朋友如果有生育意愿,还是应该优先考虑药物,而不是针灸。
“针灸虽好,但非万能”,奇点糕想,每一种治疗方法都有其对应的适应症,科研人员也需要对不同的适应症进行逐一的论证,这样才能让中医针灸更加科学,发展得更好。
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