Clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of piriformis syndrome
10.3760/cma.j.cn341190-20230221-00121
- VernacularTitle:针刺联合体外冲击波治疗梨状肌综合征临床效果观察
- Author:
Delin CHU
1
;
Jingxian CHEN
;
Qiang ZHANG
;
Chunlei WU
;
Puyuan MA
;
Dongsheng YU
Author Information
1. 淮河能源控股集团有限责任公司职业病防治院（淮河能源控股集团有限责任公司职工疗养院）康复医学中心，淮南 232000
- Keywords:
Piriformis muscle syndrome;
Acupuncture;
High-energy shock waves;
Visual analog scale;
Treatment outcome
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2023;30(6):901-904
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of piriformis syndrome.Methods:Eighty patients with piriformis syndrome who received treatment in Huaihe Energy Occupational Disease Prevention Hospital Rehabilitation Medicine Center from February 2021 to December 2022 were included in this study. They were divided into a treatment group ( n = 40) and a control group ( n = 40) according to different treatment methods using a retrospective cohort study design. The treatment group was treated with acupuncture combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy, once every 7 days for 3 consecutive weeks. The control group was treated with extracorporeal shock wave therapy alone once every 7 days for 3 consecutive weeks.Pre- and post-treatment visual analogue scale scores and clinical efficacy were compared between the two groups. Results:There was no significant difference in baseline data between the two groups (all P > 0.05). After treatment, the visual analogue scale score decreased in each group. After adjusting for covariates, there was no significant difference in visual analogue scale score between the two groups ( F = 112.38, P < 0.001). After adjusting the pre-treatment visual analogue scale score, the post-treatment visual analogue scale score in the treatment group was lower than that in the control group [1.417 (95% CI: 1.151-1.683)]. The total response rate in the treatment group was 97.5% (39/40), which was significantly higher than 82.5% (33/40) in the control group ( Z = -2.03, P = 0.042). Conclusion:Acupuncture combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy is highly effective on piriformis syndrome.
