Observation on therapeutic effect of massage intervention at meridian knot points with medicated stick on Qi stagnation and blood stasis type lumbar intervertebral disc herniation based on meridian theory
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2025.09.003
- VernacularTitle:基于经筋理论下药棒筋结点按摩治疗气滞血瘀型腰椎间盘突出症的疗效观察
- Author:
Jinping ZHOU
1
;
Yonggui LUO
;
Jin GU
;
Ting LIU
;
Mei YANG
;
Xia TENG
;
Xiaomin SUN
;
Runhong YAO
Author Information
1. 北京积水潭医院贵州医院骨内科五病区,贵阳 550002
- Keywords:
meridian theory;
medicated stick massage;
meridian knots;
lumbar disc herniation;
Qi stag-nation and blood stasis type
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2025;54(9):2014-2017
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of the medicated stick massage at meridian knot points in treating Qi stagnation and blood stasis type lumbar disc herniation(LDH)based on the meridian theory.Methods The patients with LDH in the ward 5 of orthopedics department in this hospital from Sep-tember 2024 to April 2025 were selected as the research subjects.On the basis of routine treatment and care,the control group adopted the medicated stick massage at points,while the experimental group adopted the medicated stick massage at meridian knots.The visual analogue scale(VAS)scores,Japanese Orthopaedic So-ciety(JOA)score,TCM syndrome scores and TCM syndrome therapeutic effects before intervention and in two weeks after intervention were compared between the two groups.Results The VAS scores,each item score and total score of JOA,TCM syndrome scores and TCM therapeutic effects after 2-week intervention in the experimental group all were superior to those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Selecting the medicated stick massage at the meridian knots under the guidance of meridian theory could significantly improve the pain symptoms,lumbar function,TCM syndrome scores,the therapeutic effects are definite,and is worthy of clinical promotion and application.