Effect of trigger point acupuncture treatment in older patients with chronic low back pain: randomized controlled trial
10.3777/jjsam.59.13
- VernacularTitle:ランダム化比較試験を用いた高齢者の慢性腰痛に対するトリガーポイント鍼治療の有用性の検討
- Author:
Satoko ITOH
;
Kazunori ITOH
;
Yasukazu KATSUMI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
trigger point;
tender point;
aged patients;
randomized controlled trial;
RDQ (Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire)
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2009;59(1):13-21
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
[Objective]To compare the efficacies of three types of acupuncture modalities on the pain magnitude and disability of chronic low back pain (LBP).
[Design]Single blind randomized controlled trial, three parallel arms.
[Setting]Outpatients of the Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Hospital.
[Subjects]Thirty-nine elderly patients (24 females, 15 males;age 71.2 ± 7.7) who suffered from LBP for at least six months.
[Interventions]Subjects were randomly allocated to one of three groups. Tender point group (TeP, n = 13) received to the tender point. Trigger point acupuncture group (TrP, n = 13) received to the trigger points. Sham acupuncture group (SM, n = 13) mimicked needling without insertion of the needle in the trigger point. Acupuncture sessions were performed once a week for five weeks.
[Main Outcome Measures]Pain intensity (visual analogue scale:VAS) and QOL (Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire:RDQ).
[Results]At the end of the treatment period, significant improvement was observed on pain intensity and QOL in the TrP group alone (p < 0.01). However, there were significant differences in pain at the three month follow-up.
[Conclusion]These results suggest that trigger point acupuncture has a long-term effect on treatment for low back pain in aged patients.
