The effect of the electroacupuncture therapy for low back pain of collegiate athletes
10.3777/jjsam.58.775
- VernacularTitle:スポーツ選手の腰痛に対する低周波鍼通電療法の効果―練習状況，ＲＤＱ，ＪＯＡスコアを指標にした検討―
- Author:
Shigeki IZUMI
;
Toshikazu MIYAMOTO
;
Takahiro KOBORI
;
Kensuke AOKI
;
Sachiko IKEMUNE
;
Kenji HARA
;
Shoko KATAYAMA
;
Shumpei MIYAKAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
sports injury;
ow back pain;
electroacupuncture therapy;
RDQ;
JOA score
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2008;58(5):775-784
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
[Objective]The purpose of this study is to evaluate an effect of electroacupuncture therapy on low back pain of collegiate athletes.
[Methods]Subjects were 28 collegiate athletes with low back pain who gave informed consent. They consulted a medical doctor beforehand. The electroacupuncture therapy was performed as acupuncture. The evaluation items were as follows:Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) which expresses the state of the pain (Pain-VAS), VAS which shows a training state (Training-VAS), five phases of evaluations to show a training state, pain at the time of the trunk movements, Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ), and Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score. The correlation of each item was estimated.
[Results]The chief complaint of 27 people was low back pain, and one person had pain of the low back and the lower extremities. In the diagnosis, 16 people had non-specific low back pain, 5people had lumbar vertebrae discopathy, and 3had a lumber vertebrae herniated disk. As a result of acupuncture, the training-VAS and five phases of evaluations to show the training state and JOA score were significantly improved. However, as for the pain-VAS and pain at the time of trunk movements and RDQ, a significant difference was not accepted.
[Conclusion]Training-VAS is useful for measuring the outcome of an athlete with low back pain. It is important that athletes with low back pain evaluate their training.
