ObjectiveTo explore the effect of moxibustion combined with five-tone therapy in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. MethodsA total of 80 patients with primary dysmenorrhea were selected as the study objects and randomly divided into an intervention group or a control group, with 40 cases in each group. The control group received routine nursing care and took ibuprofen sustained-release capsules orally when the pain was intense, based on which the intervention group received moxibustion combined with five-tone therapy additionally. And both groups were treated for 3 menstrual cycles. The therapeutic effect of the two groups was compared, as well as the degree of menstrual pain (using Numeric Rating Scale ［NRS］), severity and duration of dysmenorrhea symptoms (using COX Menstrual Symptom Scale ［CMSS］) before and after a 3-menstrual cycle treatment. ResultsAfter 3-menstrual cycle treatment, the therapeutic effect of the intervention group was better than that of the control group, while the NRS score and CMSS dysmenorrhea symptom severity and symptom duration scores of the observation group were lower than those of the control group (all P＜0.05). ConclusionMoxibustion combined with five-tone therapy has an obvious effect in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea, which can effectively alleviate menstrual pain, relieve menstrual symptoms, and improve patients′ comfort.

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