Clinical Observation on 34 Cases of Lumbar Disc Herniation Treated by Acupuncture with Combination of Front and Back Points
- VernacularTitle:前后配穴法治疗腰椎间盘突出症34例临床观察
- Author:
Zhongxun CAI
;
Yunxia LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Combination of front and back points;
Lumbar disc herniation(LDH);
Effect evaluation;
Abdominal points;
Acupuncture therapy
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
1992;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe effect of acupuncture with combination of front and back points in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation(LDH).Methods The 64 LDH cases were randomized into the treatment group(34 cases) which was treated with the combination of front and back points and control group(30 cases) which was treated with the routine selection of points.The effect of two groups was compared to observe the Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) scores and the improvement in Japan Orthopedics Association(JOA) scores.Results After treatment the curative and remarkably effective rates in the treatment group were higher than those in the control group(P