Traction Combined With The Clinical Research Of Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment Of Lumbar Disc Herniation

Objective: Prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc (PLID) is a common disease of which pain in waist and legs is the main clinical manifestation. Modem medicine research declares: The main factor to leading the pain is inflammatory change Surronding the nerves roots, besides the mechanical pressure by the nucleus pulposus. And in western medicine ,the conservative treatment is in short of good methods . But the majority of this affection can be cured, or controlled , through non-operation treatment ,thus the treatment of this affection with TCM is of extraordinary importance. According to this fact, the author selects the traction method and wide the length between lumbar vertebral and reduce pain by pressing against the nerves roots with physical function . On the other hand ,the chinese material medica has anti-inflammatory, anti-seusitization, improving micro-circulation.and reducing exudation pharmacological function. Therefore, this medicine can remove or reduce the inflammation surrounding the nerves roots and reduce the Stimulation of the local algogenic metabolic substance to the nerves roots, and it can also enhance autoimmune function. Two method help each other and promote effective. Method: A clinical observation analysis of PLID treatment between 70 cases and 32 cases with combination therapentic method of traction and chinese materal medica (treating group)and with traction (control group). Result: Treating group: 21 cases were cured, 38cases showed considerable improvement, 8 cases improved, 3 cases inefficacy , The tota(effective rate was 95. 7 %). In Control group: 2cases were cured, 8 cases showed, considerable improvement, 16 cases improved, 9 cases inefficacy. The treatment courses of two groups had noted differences (p(0.05)and it shown that the treatment of PLID with combination therapeutic method of traction and chinese material medica were more effectively than traction method. On the other hand, the thesis has reviewed sy stematieally the literature of 1CM and western medicine, including Basic biological Etiology ,Pathogenesis Diagnosis Therapy that concerned with prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.