Observation of the therapeutic effect of treating lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion by acupuncture therapy

摘要

目的

观察针刺病变腰椎两侧经穴治疗腰椎间盘突出症的临床疗效。

方法

将180 例腰椎间盘突出症患者随机分为治疗组60 例, 针刺对照组60 例, 西药对照组60 例, 治疗20 天后进行疗效比较。

结果

治疗组有效率96.7%, 针刺对照组为80.0%, 西药对照组为81.7%, 治疗组与对照组差异有显著性意义 (P<0.05) 。

结论

针刺病变腰椎两侧经穴是治疗腰椎间盘突出症的有效方法。

Abstract

Objective

To observe the clinical effect of treating lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion by needling the points on both sides of the impaired lumbar vertebrae

Methods

One hundred and eighty cases of lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion were randomly divided into three groups, treatment group, control group of acupuncture and control group of western medicine, with 60 cases in each group. The therapeutic effects were compared after 20-day treatments.

Result

The effective rate was 96.7% in the treatment group, 80.0% in the acupuncture group, and 81.7% in the Western medicine group. There was a statistically significant difference between the treatment group and two control groups (P<0.05).

Conclusion

It is an effective therapy to treat lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion by puncturing the acupuncture points on both sides of the impaired lumbar vertebrae.