急性腰扭伤在临床上很常见，多因腰部活动姿势不正确或搬抬重物时肌肉不配合、不协调，以及跌扑损伤造成的腰部肌肉、韧带、筋膜及小关节损伤所致，使患者腰部疼痛并且活动受限，对于患者的生活和工作造成一定影响。若治疗不及时，容易发展为慢性顽固性腰痛，严重影响患者的健康和生活质量。文献研究表明针灸治疗急性腰扭伤疗效显著，通过不同的针灸手法疏通腰部肌肉经络，缓解腰部肌肉痉挛。对急性腰扭伤的不同治疗方法进行总结，以便了解急性腰扭伤的临床疗效。

Acute lumbar sprain is very common in clinical practice, and it is mainly due to the incorrect waist movement posture or incoordination of muscle when lifting heavy, as well as the injury of waist muscle, ligament, fascia and small joint caused by falling, so that patients may suffer from waist pain and limited movement, and affect patients′ life and work. If the treatment is not timely, it is easy to develop into chronic intractable lumbago, which seriously affects the patient′s health and quality of life. Literature research shows that acupuncture treatment of acute lumbar sprain has significant efficacy, through different acupuncture techniques to dredge the waist muscle meridian, and relieve the muscle spasm. In order to understand the clinical effect of acute lumbar sprain, different treatment methods are summarized in this paper.