Clinical observation on acupuncture combined with tuina manipulation for thoracic facet joint disorder
10.1007/s11726-015-0861-7
- VernacularTitle:针刺联合推拿手法治疗胸椎小关节紊乱的临床观察
- Author:
Guangming ZHOU
;
Jun JIANG
;
Yan ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Tuina;
Massage;
Chiropractic;
Thoracic Vertebrae;
Point,Jiaji (EX-B 2)
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2015;(4):246-250
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture combined with tuina manipulation for thoracic facet joint disorder. Methods:A total of 93 eligible cases were randomly allocated into an observation group and a control group. Patients in the observation group (n=46) were treated with acupuncture combined with tuina manipulation, whereas patients in the control group (n=47) were treated with tuina manipulation alone. The treatment was done once a day, for a total of 3 times. Therapeutic efficacies were then evaluated according to scores on signs and symptoms.
Results:After treatment, there were intra-group statistically significant differences in scores of eight signs and symptoms (all P<0.01); and the between-group differences were statistically significant in scores of eight signs and symptoms (all P<0.05). After three times of treatment, the recovery rate in the observation group was 54.4%, versus 25.4% in the control group, showing a statistical significance (P<0.05).
Conclusion:Acupuncture combined with tuina manipulation can obtain better effects than tuina manipulation alone for thoracic facet joint disorder and is therefore worth further clinical application.
