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[Control study on analgesic effect of single-point electroacupuncture on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc]
Shi-Rong Huang1, Yin-Yu Shi, Hong-sheng Zhan
1Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Institute of Orthopedics & Traumatology Affiliated to Shanghai Academy of TCM, Shanghai 200021, China. huangshirong3268@sina.com
Objective:
To explore an effective method for electroacupuncture treatment of pain in waist and lower extremities due to prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.
Methods:
All 98 cases of such disease were randomly divided into a treatment group (n = 53) and a control group (n = 45). The treatment group were treated with local single-point electroacupuncture stimulation, and the control group with routine electroacupuncture stimulation for 8 sessions. The pain in waist and lower extremities in the two groups were continuously evaluated with short-form of McGill pain questionnaire (SF-MPQ).
Results:
After first treatment, SF-MPQ scores in the two groups were significantly different from those before treatment (P < 0.001), and there were significant differences between the two groups respectively (P < 0.001) at the each time points.
Conclusion:
Local singly-point electroacupuncture has a better analgesic effect on pain in waist and lower extremities due to prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.
