Effects of Acupuncture on Spondylosis Deformans of Lumbar Spine.
10.3777/jjsam.44.244
- VernacularTitle:変形性腰椎症に対するはり治療の効果 運動療法，ＳＳＰ療法との併用治療の効果
- Author:
Tsutomu ISHII
;
Takaharu IKEUCHI
;
Tadasu MATSUMOTO
;
Kenji KATAYAMA
;
Hideki OCHI
;
Yasukazu KATSUMI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Spondylosis deformans of lumbar spine;
Acupuncture;
Low back pain;
Therapeutic exercise;
Silver spike point therapy (SSP)
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1994;44(3):244-248
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
The patients with the spondylosis deformans of the lumbar spine are often treated by acupuncture therapy. Forty patients (male 28, female 12, mean age 61.2 years old) with spondylosis deformans of lumbar spine were treated by the acupuncture therapy with therapeutic exercise and silver spike point (SSP) therapy in Meiji College of Oriental Medicine Hospital. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical effect of our therapy using our painscale score. In our therapy, acupuncture points (Dachangshu-BL25, Shenshu-BL23, Ciliao-BL32, Baohuang-BL53 etc.) and SSP points on erector spinae muscle and gluteal muscle were used. As the result of this study, 22.5 % had excellent effect and 55.0 % had good effect by our therapy. It was concluded that our therapy is one of considerably effective therapy for the spondylosis deformans of the lumbar spine.
