Abstract:

Objective

To observe curative effects of acupuncturing“nine acupoints in lumbar”for lumbar disc herniation.

Methods

Sixty-seven patients selected from department of acupuncture First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine ranging from April 2014 to January 2015 were divided into two groups randomly.The treatment group（n=34）was treated with“nine acupionts in lumbar，while the control group（n=33）was applied to normal acupuncture.Patients in both groups were given one month treatment.Modified Japanese orthopedic association score（M-JOA）and visual analogue pain scale（VAPS）were used to compare before and after treatment between two groups.Paired-samples t-test was used in comparison of data before and after treatment.Data between groups were compared using two independent samples t-test.The significant difference was taken as P＜0.05.

Results

In treatment group，11 cases were clinical cured，21 cases were effective，2 cases were ineffective after treatment，and the total effective rate was 94.12%（32/34），which was significantly higher than control group（Z=-2.284，P=0.022）.In control group，8 cases were clinical cured，20 cases were effective，5 cases were ineffective，and the total effective rate was 84.85%（28/33）.The lower back pain scores（M-JOA）were（23.47±5.22）and（20.60±5.04），and the VAPSscores were（1.82±1.73）and（3.03±2.19）for the treatment group and the control group，which showed significant differences after treatment（t=2.28，-2.5，all P＜0.05）.

Conclusion

The treatment of“nine acupoints in lumbar”is superior to normal acupuncture for lumbar disc herniation.

Key words: Lumbar vertebrae； Intervertebral fisk displacement； Acupuncture therapy；Nine acupoints in lumbar