Efficacy comparision of lumbar disc herniation treated with acupuncture at different time intervals.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.05.001
- Author:
Run-Fen ZHONG
1
;
Xu-Hui YIN
1
;
Yu-Hua CAO
1
;
Xiao-Feng ZHANG
1
;
Ya-Nan ZHANG
1
;
Bing GUO
1
;
Xiao-Ling XIAO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibusion, Beijing Shijingshan Hospital of TCM, Beijing 100043, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Japanese Orthopedics Association (JOA) scale;
acupuncture therapy;
frequency;
lumbar disc herniation;
randomized controlled trial (RCT);
time intervals;
visual analogous scale (VAS)
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Electroacupuncture;
Humans;
Intervertebral Disc Displacement;
therapy;
Treatment Outcome
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2019;39(5):457-461
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To observe the effect of lumbar disc herniation treated with acupuncture at different time intervals.
METHODS:A total of 180 patients of lumbar disc herniation were randomized into an observation group 1, an observation group 2 and an observation group 3, 60 cases in each one. All patients were treated with acupuncture at Jiaji L-L (EX-B 2), Huantiao (GB 30), Weizhong (BL 40), etc. And then KWD-808 electroacupuncture instrument was connected, time intervals of acupuncture were once every day, once every 2 days and once every 3 days, 3 weeks were provided. At 1-week, 2-week and 3-week treatment, the visual analogous scale (VAS) and Japanese Orthopedics Association (JOA) scale were observated, and the effects were evaluated.
RESULTS:The effective rates in the observation group 1 and the observation group 2 were 96.7% (58/60) and 95.0% (57/60), there was no significant different between the two groups (>0.05), which were superior to 88.3% (53/60) in the observation group 3 (both <0.01). The VAS score in each group decreased to different degrees at 1-week, 2-week and 3-week treatment compared with those before treatment (all <0.01), there was no significant different between the observation group 1 and the observation group 2 (all >0.05) at 1-week, 2-week and 3-week treatment, however, they were significantly reduced compared with the observation group 3 (all <0.05). The JOA score in each group increased to different degrees at 1-week, 2-week and 3-week treatment compared with those before treatment (all <0.01), there was no significant different between the observation group 1 and the observation group 2 (all >0.05) at 1-week, 2-week and 3-week treatment, however, they were significantly increased compared with the observation group 3 at 3-week treatment (both <0.05).
CONCLUSION:Acupuncture once every day and once every 2 days in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation is equally effective, better than once every 3 days.
