Treatment of Lumbar Intervertebral Disk Herniation with Electric Acupuncture
- VernacularTitle:Treatment of Lumbar Intervertebral Disk Herniation with Electric Acupuncture
- Author:
Bimeng ZHANG
;
Yaochi WU
;
Ping SHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Intervertebral disk Displacement;
Acupuncture-Moxibustion Therapy;
Electroacupuncture
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2007;5(4):216-220
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To make objective evaluation on treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation with electric acupuncture. Method: All 200 cases were randomly allocated into an observation group (100 cases) and a control group (100 cases). Cases in the observation group were treated with electric acupuncture. Cases in the control group were treated with oral administration of Mobic. Result: The total effective rate in the observation group was 86.5%,and the total effective rate of the control group was 75.0%. There was a significant difference between the two groups (P＜0.01). Conclusion: Electric acupuncture is a safe and remarkably effective way for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.
