Clinical Observation on Acupoint Sticking Therapy for Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Hernination

Objective: To observe the clinical effects of acupoint sticking therapy for umbar intervertebral disc herniation. Methods: Seventy patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation were randomly divided into two groups by the visit order, 35 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated wit...

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Published inJournal of acupuncture and tuina science Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 252 - 257
Main Authors Zheng, Zhao-jian, Lin, Lian-bing
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2013
Springer Nature B.V
Wenling Municipal No.1 People's Hospital, Zhejiang 317500, China%Wenling Municipal No.3 People's Hospital, Zhejiang 317523, China
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Summary:Objective: To observe the clinical effects of acupoint sticking therapy for umbar intervertebral disc herniation. Methods: Seventy patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation were randomly divided into two groups by the visit order, 35 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated with acupoint sticking therapy and the control group was treated with tuina. After treatment, the clinical effects, pain integral and Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scores were compared between the two groups. Results: The total effective rate, pain integral and improvement of JOA scores were better in the treatment group than in the control group (P〈O.O5). Conclusion: Acupoint sticking therapy is affirmative in the therapeutic effects and better than tuina treatment for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.
Bibliography:Acupoint Sticking Therapy; Intervertebral Disc Displacement; Massage;Tuina; Low Back Pain
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Objective: To observe the clinical effects of acupoint sticking therapy for umbar intervertebral disc herniation. Methods: Seventy patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation were randomly divided into two groups by the visit order, 35 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated with acupoint sticking therapy and the control group was treated with tuina. After treatment, the clinical effects, pain integral and Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scores were compared between the two groups. Results: The total effective rate, pain integral and improvement of JOA scores were better in the treatment group than in the control group (P〈O.O5). Conclusion: Acupoint sticking therapy is affirmative in the therapeutic effects and better than tuina treatment for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.
ISSN:1672-3597
1993-0399
DOI:10.1007/s11726-013-0702-5