Therapeutic Observation of Acupuncture of She Medicine in Treating Acute Lumbar Sprain
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.11.1344
- VernacularTitle:畲医针刺疗法治疗急性腰扭伤疗效观察
- Author:
Bin YUAN
1
;
Yan CHEN
;
Qiao-Ling ZHANG
;
Lian-He YAN
Author Information
1. 丽水市人民医院
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Bloodletting therapy;
She medicine;
Scraping therapy;
Lumbar sprain;
Picking therapy
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(11):1344-1347
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture of She Medicine in treating acute lumbar sprain.Method Eighty patients with acute lumbar sprain were randomized into a treatment group and a control group,40 cases each.The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture of She medicine,while the control group received conventional medication.After successive 3-day treatment,the changes in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Modified-Modified Schober (MMS) scores were observed,and the clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result After the intervention,the VAS and MMS scores were significant changed in both groups (P<0.01).The VAS and MMS scores of the treatment group were significantly different from those of the control group after the intervention (P<0.01).The total effective rate and recovery rate were respectively 92.5% and 70.0% in the treatment group,versus 77.5% and 40.0% in the control group,and the between-group differences were statistically significant (P<0.01).Conclusion Acupuncture of She medicine is effective in treating acute lumbar sprain,with advantages of swift action in releasing symptoms and high recovery rate.