Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of tendon-regulating manipulation plus kinesiotherapy in treating low back pain. Methods:Sixty patients were randomized into a treatment group and a control group by using the random number table, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by tendon-regulating manipulation plus kinesiotherapy, while the control group was by the tendon-regulating manipulation alone. The lumbar lordosis was measured by X-ray (side view), the pain was evaluated by analgesy meter, the lumbar range of motion was by using goniometer, and the function was judged by Oswestry disability index (ODI) before and after treatment, and the therapeutic efficacy was also observed. Results:After treatment, the pain level was significantly reduced, lumbar lordosis was significantly increased, the lumbar range of motion was markedly improved, and the ODI score significantly dropped (allP<0.05) in both groups; the improvement of each item in the treatment group was more significant than that in the control group (allP<0.05). The total effective rate was 90.0% in the treatment group versus 63.3% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion:In the treatment of low back pain, tendon-regulating manipulation plus kinesiotherapy can mitigate topical pain, improve the motion of low back, enhance the quality of life, and produce a more significant therapeutic efficacy compared to tendon-regulating manipulation alone.

OBJECTIVETo study the polysaccharides contents and monosaccharide compositions in parent root, daughter root and rootlet of Aconitum carmichaeli.

METHODThe conversion coefficient of A. carmichaeli polysaccharide to glucose was obtained by refined polysaccharides, and then the contents of crude polysaccharides in parent root, daughter root and rootlet were determined by sulfuric-phenol spectrometry method; analysis of monosaccharide compositions in polysaccharides from A. carmichaeli was carried out by pre-column derivatization high performance liquid chromatography with 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone (PMP).

RESULTThe contents of polysaccharides in parent root, daughter root and rootlet were 22.02%, 33.53% and 6.10%, respectively. Parent root, daughter root and rootlet mainly contained glucose, and in addition they contained a small amount of galacturonic acid, galactose and arabinose. Daughter root contained mannose yet, and rootlet still contained mannose, rhamnose and xylose.

CONCLUSIONThe method is simple, rapid, and accurate. The content of polysaccharide in rootlet is lowest, and monosaccharide compositions in rootlet are significantly different from parent root and daughter root.

Aconitum ; metabolism ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Plant Roots ; metabolism ; Polysaccharides ; metabolism ; Reproducibility of Results