Clinical Experience on Treatment of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Protrusion by Traditional Manual Techniques plus Electric Acupuncture
- Author:
Haowen LIANG
;
Fang WU
;
Wanzhang YANG
;
Min ZHANG
;
Guoqi HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Intervertebral disk Displacement;
Tuina;
Massage;
Acupuncture Therapy
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2007;5(2):126-127
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
52 cases of the patients with L4-S1 intervertebral disc protrusion were first treated by traditional Tuina manual techniques, including the rolling method, pressing method,oblique-plucking method and shaking method, and then treated by electric acupuncture on Shenshu (BL 23), Yaoyangguan (GV 3), Dachangshu (BL 25), Xiaochangshu (BL 27),Mingmen (GV 4) and Shangliao (BL 31). After 7-28 sessions of the treatments, the results showed cure in 40 cases, remarkable effect in 8 cases, effect in 3 cases, failure in 1 case, and the total effective rate in 98.1%.
