Treatment of 97 Cases of Prolapse of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc by Manipulations of Bone Setting plus Acupuncture

Author: Hongliang FU ; Le KUAI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Tuina; Massage; Acupuncture Therapy; Intervertebral disk Displacement
From: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2004;2(3):47-50
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Improved manipulation of oblique-pulling (Ban) and fixed-position rotating pulling were applied to the patient with the prolapse of lumbar intervebral disc for reduction. Then acupuncture therapy, which used Shuigou (GV 26) and Weizhong (BL 40) as the main acupoints, was used. Totally 97 cases were treated, 58 cases were cured, 35 cases were improved, and 4 cases had no effect. The total effective rate was 95.5%.