Clinical experience on treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion by traditional manual techniques plus electric acupuncture

Summary

52 cases of the patients with L₄-S₁ intervertebral disc protrusion were first treated by traditional Tuina manual techniques, including the rolling method, pressing method, oblique-plucking method and shaking method, and then treated by electric acupuncture on Shenshu (BL 23), Yaoyangguan (GV 3), Dachangshu (BL 25), Xiaochangshu (BL 27), Mingmen (GV 4) and Shangliao (BL 31). After 7–28 sessions of the treatments, the results showed cure in 40 cases, remarkable effect in 8 cases, effect in 3 cases, failure in 1 case, and the total effective rate in 98.1%.

提要

52 例L₄∼S₁ 椎间盘突出的患者, 先接受中医传统推拿手法, 包括滚法, 压法, 斜扳法和抖法治疗, 然后电针肾俞、 腰阳关、 大肠俞、 小肠俞、 命门、 上 等穴位, 经过7–28 次治疗后, 痊愈40 例, 显效8 例, 有效3 例, 无效1 例, 总有效率98.1%.