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Observation on clinical efficacy of warm needling therapy for chronic lumbar strain

温针灸治疗慢性腰肌劳损的临床疗效观察

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Abstract

Objective

To observe the clinical efficacy of warm needling therapy for chronic lumbar strain.

Methods

A total of 60 patients with chronic lumbar strain who met the inclusion criteria were randomized into a treatment group and a control group by the random number table, with 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated with warm needling therapy, while the control group was treated with ordinary acupuncture treatment. The treatments were both performed once every other day, and 7 times constituted a course of treatment. Visual analog scale (VAS) score was used to assess the degree of pain and the clinical efficacy was compared between the two groups.

Results

The total effective rate of the treatment group was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in VAS score between the two groups before treatment (P>0.05). After treatment, the VAS scores of both groups decreased significantly, and the intra-group differences were statistically significant (both P<0.05). The VAS score of the treatment group after treatment was statistically different from that in the control group (P<0.05).

Conclusion

Warm needling therapy has a better curative effect than ordinary acupuncture in the treatment of chronic lumbar strain.

摘要

目的

观察温针灸治疗慢性腰肌劳损的临床疗效。

方法

将60例符合纳入标准的慢性腰肌劳损患者按随机数字表法分为治疗组和对照组, 每组30例。治疗组采用温针灸治疗, 对照组采用常规针刺治疗, 隔日治疗1次, 7次为1个疗程。采用视觉模拟量表(VAS)评分评估疼痛程度, 并比较两组临床疗效。

结果

治疗组总有效率高于对照组(P<0.05)。两组治疗前VAS评分无统计学差异(P>0.05)。治疗后两组VAS评分均明显下降, 与本组治疗前均有统计学差异(均P<0.05)。治疗组治疗后VAS评分与对照组比较具有统计学差异(P<0.05)。

结论

温针灸治疗慢性腰肌劳损疗效优于常规针刺治疗。

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Science and Technology Planning Project of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang Province (浙江省中医药科技计划项目, No. 2016ZT012).

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    Fang-fang Gu  (顾芳芳), Gao-feng Zhu  (朱高峰) & Kai-tao Luo  (罗开涛)

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Gu, Ff., Zhu, Gf. & Luo, Kt. Observation on clinical efficacy of warm needling therapy for chronic lumbar strain. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 16, 176–179 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-018-1046-y

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