The clinical study on western combined with traditional Chinese medicine in treatment of lumbar disc herniation
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-6706.2011.12.004
- VernacularTitle:中西医结合治疗腰椎间盘突出症的临床研究
- Author:
Shaoping ZENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lumbar disc herniation;
Acute;
Western combined with traditional Chinese medicine;
Curative effect
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2011;18(12):1591-1593
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the curative effect of western combined with traditional Chinese medicine in treatment of acute lumbar disc herniation.Methods 200 patients with lumbar disc herniation were randomly divided into western combined with traditional Chinese therapy group(group A) and western medicine group(group B) ,each group 100 cases.B group was conducted with the general anti - inflammatory, dehydration, nerve pain and nutritional therapy,and A group was given the traditional Chinese medicine treatment on the base of B group.After 3 weeks treatment, the curative effect, VAS score and hospital stay were observed.Results A total effective rate 90.0% in group A was higher than B group 73.0% ( x2 = 3.987 ,P < 0.05); The scores of VAS after treatment 4 weeks[(1.1 ±1.23、0.9 ±0.6)/point]were lower than before treatment[(8.6 ± 1.43,8.8 ± 1.382)/point]in two groups(t =2.301,2.335,all P<0.05) ;The scores of VAS after treatment 3d and 1 week in group A[(5.5 ±0.92) point,(2.7±1.14) point] were lower than group B[(8.2 ±0.59) point,(5.3 ±0.91) point] (t =2.405,2.435,all P<0.05);The hospital days(20.1 ±3.5)d in group A was significantly lower than group B(27.6 ±4.3)d( t = 2.314,P <0.05).Conclusion Western combined with traditional Chinese medicine had better clinical efficacy in teatrent of patients with acute lumbar disc hemiation.
