The observe of clinical effect of treating lumbar intervertebral disc herniation by bone setting manipulation of different directions

• Published in: Zhongguo gu shang Vol. 22; no. 4; p. 255
• Main Authors: Lü, Li-jiang, Jin, Ye-dao, Zheng, Ru-yun, Fan, Bing-hua, Yang, Mi-xiong, Ying, Xiao-ming, Wang, Qi-Kai, Zhang, Wen-bo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.04.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - surgery; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - therapy; Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology; Male; Manipulation, Orthopedic - methods; Middle Aged; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 1003-0034

To compare the effect between lumbar backwards flexion manipulation and rotating manipulation for treating lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. Two hundred and nine patients of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, male 131, female 78, the age from 20 to 79 years old, 58 cases of all these patients age above 50. According to diagnosis the ladder of the 92 cases bulging type, 69 hernia type, 48 cases free type. The patients were randomly divided into treatment group (107 cases) and control group (102 cases). All the patients were treated with the three-dimensional computer-controlled traction therapeutic apparatus, with continued traction for 30 minutes. After traction, lumbar backwards flexion manipulation and rotating manipulation were respectively adopted in treatment group and control group (on alternate days one time, 3 times as a course of treatment). The symptoms and signs (including back pain and discomfort, lower limb pain and numbness, powerless urination and defecation, numbness in perineum, stra