A Clinical Study On "Fu-Kang" Waistband Therapy For Treatment Of Lumbar Disc Herniation

Objective: To observe the clinical effects of "Fu-Kang" waistband therapy on lumbar disc herniation and research it's effective mechanism. Methods: 60 patients chosen by adoption standards and diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation were randomly divided into two groups (trail group 30 cases and control group 30 cases). Patients in the control group were treated with lumbar vertebral traction, medium frequency electrotherapy and massage, while patients in the trial group were treated not only with the methods as the same as the control group, but also with "Fu-Kang" waistband therapy (waistband combining with magnetic disks and traditional Chinese medicine). The pain, the lumbar vertebral function and the myodynamia of trunk of the patients were evaluated before and after treatment (one week, two weeks and four weeks after treatment respectively); and the hemorheological parameters of pre-treatment and post-treatment (about two weeks after treatment) were also measured. All of the data were treated statistically with t-test. Results: Compared with pre-treatment, the pain, the lumbar vertebral function and the myodynamia of trunk of the two groups were improved (p<0.05 or p< 0.001), but the effect of the trail group was better than that of the control group as the time going on (p<0.05 or p< 0.001). Most of the hemorheological parameters descended after treatment in two groups (p<0.05 or p<0.001), but compared with the control group, the hemorheological improvement of the trail group was better (p<0.05). Conclusions: "Fu-Kang" waistband therapy can not only relieve the pain, recover the myodynamia of trunk, improve the lumbar vertebral function and the hemorheology, but also maintain the spinal stabilization and prevent lumbar disc protrusion again, so it is a safe and effective therapy for lumbar disc herniation, and should be applied in clinical treatment.