Clinical Observation On Acupuncture Method Of Deep-needling To Dredge Meridian And Collateral Combined With Herb-separated Moxibustion At The Navel For Treatment Of Lumbar Disc Herniation Of Cold-dampness Type

Objective: This study focus on the clinical effect of Lumbar Disc Herniation of cold-dampness type,which cured by acupuncture method of deep-needling to dredge meridian and collateral combined with herb-separated moxibustion at the navel,setting the acupuncture method of deep-needling to dredge meridian and collateral as the control group.The clinical effect of the two groups were compared with outcomes measures,such as the VAS scores,the JOA scores and the designing clinical effect evaluating standards.By comparing the differences between the two treatment protocols,we further to provide clinical clues of a optimal case.Method:46 patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation of cold-dampness type were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group.The control group simply used acupuncture method of deep-needling to dredge meridian and collateral to chose the acupoints of Dachangshu(BL 25),Guanyuanshu(BL 26),Zhibian(BL 54),Weizhong(BL 40),Yanglingquan(GB 34),Kunlun(BL 60),Baihui(DU 20),the above points are acupunctured by a kind way of "pingbu and pingxie".The observation group are combined with herb-separated moxibustion at the navel based on the therapy of control group.The needles were retained for 20 mins.The VAS scores and the JOA scores were recorded before and after the treatment,finally to be used for the statistical analysis.Result: As for the clinical effect,the effective rate and the curative rate of the treatment group were 96% and 87%,while the control group were 82% and 61%,the observation group was better than the control group,there was a significant difference between the two group(P<0.05).For the VAS scores and JOA scores,there were no significant difference between the two groups before the treatment(P>0.05),there was a extremely significant difference within the groups before and after the treatment(P<0.01),both methods were effective.For the VAS scores,there was a significant difference between the two groups after the treatment(P<0.05).For the JOA scores,there was a extremely significant difference between the two groups after the treatment(P<0.01).The effect of the observation group was better than the control group.Conclusion: Acupuncture method of deep-needling to dredge meridian and collateral combined with herb-separated moxibustion at the navel,can improve the relative symptoms of lumbocrural pain and dysfunction of lumbar disc herniation patients of cold-dampness type.It worked better than the acupuncture method of deep-needling to dredge meridian and collateral simply,it deserves popularizing in clinical practice.