| Objective: To explore the clinical effect of acupuncture at the acupoints of Foot Yangming stomach meridian in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.Methods: 60 patients with lumbar disc herniation who were treated in the Acupuncture Department of Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of traditional Chinese medicine from March 2019 to December 2019 were selected, and they were randomly divided into control group and observation group, with 30 cases in each group. The control group was treated with conventional acupuncture, taking Shenshu, Dachangshu, Yaojiaji points and Ashi points (both sides). The observation group was treated with acupuncture at the acupoints of Foot Yangming stomach meridian, taking Slippery Flesh Gate, Tianshu, Taiyi, Qichong, Biguan, Zusanli, Gongsun and Chongyang points (both sides). The acupuncture manipulation of the two groups were flat tonic and flat diarrhea. The needles were kept for 15 minutes each time, pricked twice a week, 4 times as a course of treatment, a total of 3 courses of treatment. The clinical efficacy was investigated. Before treatment and after all courses of treatment, the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Evaluative Treatment Score (JOA), the Oswestry dysfunction index questionnaire (ODI) score, and the (Summary of 36 Health Surveys) SF-36 score of the two groups were compared. The visual analog score (VAS) was evaluated before treatment and after each course of treatment. Results: After treatment, the effective rate of the observation group was 83.33%, and that of the control group was 60.00%, the effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). The JOA score, ODI score and SF-36 score of the observation group were better than those of the control group (P<0.05). The VAS score of the observation group at the first course after treatment was slightly higher than that of the control group, but there was no significant difference (P>0.05), and the VAS score at the third course after treatment was lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The clinical effect of acupuncture at the acupoints of Foot Yangming stomach meridian in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation is better than that of conventional acupuncture, especially in terms of improve lumbar function, reduce pain and improve life quality, but the immediate analgesic effect is slightly inadequate. |
