A Clinical Study of Acupuncture for Low Back Pain (3rd report). Relationship between Neurological Findings and Tenderness.
10.3777/jjsam.42.181
- VernacularTitle:腰痛のしん灸治療に関する研究 （第３報） 腰痛患者の下肢知覚・深部反射所見と圧痛出現率の検討
- Author:
Keisou ISHIMARU
;
Takaharu IKEUCHI
;
Tadasu MATUMOTO
;
Toshinori YUKIMACHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1992;42(2):181-185
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
In order to clarify whether the difference in the appearance rate of tenderness exist between the patients with abnormal neurological findings and the patients without them, the tenderness were examined in 81 patients with low back pain.
In the measurements, the pressure of 5-6kg/cm2 was given on each points by fingertip. The compression were made in turn from proximal points to distal points. The appearance of the tenderness were significantly greater in the group with abnormal neurological findings than in the group without them (P<0.01-0.05). The marked tenderness appeared along the posterior branches of lumbar and sacral nerves and sciatic nerve.
It was suggested that the tenderness would be one of the important index reflecting well the condition of the disease.
