Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of thunder fire moxibustion combined with manual massage and electrical stimulation on postpartum pelvic floor myofascial pain syndrome. Methods A total of 95 patients with pelvic floor myofascial pain who were treated in Linyi Maternal and Child Health Hospital from June 2022 to June 2023 were enrolled as the research subjects, and the random number was used to divide the group (33 cases), the electrical stimulation group (31 cases), and the combined group (31 cases). The changes of subjective pain and pelvic floor muscle tenderness visual analogue (VAS) score, pelvic floor muscle surface electromyography assessment and other measurement indexes were compared between the three groups before and after treatment. Results After treatment, the combined subjective pain VAS score group was better than that of the thunder fire moxibustion group and the electrical stimulation group. After treatment, the combined VAS score of pelvic floor muscle tenderness group was better than that of the electrical stimulation group and the thunder fire moxibustion group. The effective rate of the combined group was significantly higher than that of the thunder fire moxibustion group and the electrical stimulation group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion The combination of thunder fire moxibustion combined with manual massage and electrical stimulation can effectively reduce the pain symptoms of patients with postpartum pelvic floor myofascial pain syndrome and improve the effective rate of treatment, which is worthy of clinical promotion and application.

Key words: thunder fire moxibustion, myofascial pelvic pain syudrome, electical stimulation, manual massage