Effect of long-snake moxibustion on nonspecific low back pain with symptom of cold and dampness.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190615-k0004
- Author:
Xiu-Wu HU
1
;
Li-Mei TANG
1
;
Chen-Ying DENG
1
;
Hui HUANG
1
;
Hang LIU
1
;
Ping HUANG
1
;
Xiao-Ming JIANG
1
;
Jie GAO
1
;
Xiao-Yan ZHU
1
;
Fen-Fen QIU
2
Author Information
1. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Nanchang Hongdu Hospital of TCM, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
2. Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nanchang Hongdu Hospital of TCM, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
ashi point;
ginger- partitioned moxibustion;
long-snake moxibustion;
nonspecific low back pain (NLBP);
randomized controlled trial (RCT);
symptom of cold and dampness
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Humans;
Low Back Pain;
therapy;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Moxibustion
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2020;40(7):713-716
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical therapeutic effect of long-snake moxibustion and ginger-partitioned moxibustion at point on nonspecific low back pain (NLBP) with symptom of cold and dampness.
METHODS:A total of 120 patients were randomized into a long-snake moxibustion group, an ashi point group and a waiting for treatment group, 40 cases in each one. Ginger-partitioned moxibustion was applied from Dazhui (GV 14) to Yaoshu (GV 2) of governor vessel in the long-snake moxibustion group, and was applied at point of affected area in the ashi point group, 40 min each time, once every other day and totally 8 times were required. No intervention was adopted in the waiting for treatment group, and after the trial, long-snake moxibustion was applied. Before and after treatment, the visual analogue scale (VAS) scores of rest and activity, the Oswestry disability index (ODI) score and the score of cold and dampness symptom were observed in the 3 groups.
RESULTS:Compared before treatment, the VAS scores of rest and activity, the ODI scores and the scores of cold and dampness symptom after treatment were decreased in the long-snake moxibustion group and the ashi point group (<0.05). After treatment, the variations of the above indexes in the long-snake moxibustion group and the ashi point group were larger than those in the waiting for treatment group (<0.05), and the variations of the above indexes in the long-snake moxibustion group were larger than those in the ashi point group (<0.05).
CONCLUSION:Long-snake moxibustion can effectively improve the pain, dysfunction and the symptom of cold and dampness in patients with nonspecific low back pain, and the improvement is superior to the ginger-partitioned moxibustion at point.
