Therapeutic Observation of She Medicine for Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation in Acute Pain Stage

VernacularTitle:畲医疗法治疗急性疼痛期腰椎间盘突出症疗效观察
Author: Yayun YE ; Zhang JIN ; Qiaoling ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: She national medicine; Intervertebral disc displacement; Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation; Scraping pinching therapy; Picking therapy; External therapies
From: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(5):447-448
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of She medicine in treating lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (LIDH) in acute pain stage, and to explore its action mechanism.Method Sixty patients with LIDH in acute pain stage were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 30 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by She medicine, while the control group was by oral administration of Loxoprofen tablets. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was observed before and after intervention, and the clinical efficacies were compared.Result The excellence rate was 83.3% in the treatment group versus 60.0% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The VAS score changed significantly after intervention in both groups (P<0.01). After intervention, there was a significant difference in comparing the VAS score between the two groups (P<0.05).Conclusion She medicine is an effective approach in treating LIDH in acute pain stage, and it can significantly reduce pain.