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[Efficacy comparision of lumbar disc herniation treated with acupuncture at different time intervals].
Zhong, Run-Fen; Yin, Xu-Hui; Cao, Yu-Hua; Zhang, Xiao-Feng; Zhang, Ya-Nan; Guo, Bing; Xiao, Xiao-Ling.
Affiliation
  • Zhong RF; Department of Acupuncture and Moxibusion, Beijing Shijingshan Hospital of TCM, Beijing 100043, China.
  • Yin XH; Department of Acupuncture and Moxibusion, Beijing Shijingshan Hospital of TCM, Beijing 100043, China.
  • Cao YH; Department of Acupuncture and Moxibusion, Beijing Shijingshan Hospital of TCM, Beijing 100043, China.
  • Zhang XF; Department of Acupuncture and Moxibusion, Beijing Shijingshan Hospital of TCM, Beijing 100043, China.
  • Zhang YN; Department of Acupuncture and Moxibusion, Beijing Shijingshan Hospital of TCM, Beijing 100043, China.
  • Guo B; Department of Acupuncture and Moxibusion, Beijing Shijingshan Hospital of TCM, Beijing 100043, China.
  • Xiao XL; Department of Acupuncture and Moxibusion, Beijing Shijingshan Hospital of TCM, Beijing 100043, China.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu ; 39(5): 457-61, 2019 May 12.
Article in Zh | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31099213
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of lumbar disc herniation treated with acupuncture at different time intervals. METHODS: A total of 180 patients of lumbar disc herniation were randomized into an observation group 1, an observation group 2 and an observation group 3, 60 cases in each one. All patients were treated with acupuncture at Jiaji L3-L5 (EX-B 2), Huantiao (GB 30), Weizhong (BL 40), etc. And then KWD-808 electroacupuncture instrument was connected, time intervals of acupuncture were once every day, once every 2 days and once every 3 days, 3 weeks were provided. At 1-week, 2-week and 3-week treatment, the visual analogous scale (VAS) and Japanese Orthopedics Association (JOA) scale were observated, and the effects were evaluated. RESULTS: The effective rates in the observation group 1 and the observation group 2 were 96.7% (58/60) and 95.0% (57/60), there was no significant different between the two groups (P>0.05), which were superior to 88.3% (53/60) in the observation group 3 (both P<0.01). The VAS score in each group decreased to different degrees at 1-week, 2-week and 3-week treatment compared with those before treatment (all P<0.01), there was no significant different between the observation group 1 and the observation group 2 (all P>0.05) at 1-week, 2-week and 3-week treatment, however, they were significantly reduced compared with the observation group 3 (all P<0.05). The JOA score in each group increased to different degrees at 1-week, 2-week and 3-week treatment compared with those before treatment (all P<0.01), there was no significant different between the observation group 1 and the observation group 2 (all P>0.05) at 1-week, 2-week and 3-week treatment, however, they were significantly increased compared with the observation group 3 at 3-week treatment (both P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Acupuncture once every day and once every 2 days in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation is equally effective, better than once every 3 days.
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Traditional Medicines: Medicinas_tradicionales_de_asia / Medicina_china Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM: Terapias_energeticas Main subject: Electroacupuncture / Intervertebral Disc Displacement Type of study: Clinical_trials Language: Zh Journal: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: China

Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Traditional Medicines: Medicinas_tradicionales_de_asia / Medicina_china Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM: Terapias_energeticas Main subject: Electroacupuncture / Intervertebral Disc Displacement Type of study: Clinical_trials Language: Zh Journal: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: China