Clinical effect of treating lumbar disc herniation of qi stagnation and blood stasis by Lingshu Kaihe acupuncture
HAO Shuai1 YUAN Yundong1 WANG Yanjun2 QI Liqing3
1.Graduate School, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050000, China;
2.Department of Acupuncture, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050000, China;
3.the Third Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
[Abstract] Objective To investigate use the clinical effect of Lingshu Kaihe acupuncture on lumbar disc herniation of qi stagnation and blood stasis. Methods A total of 80 patients with lumbar disc herniation of qistagnation and bloodstasis type admitted to the Third Department of Orthology, Hebei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from August 2020 to October 2021 were selected and they there divided into the treatment group (treated with Lingshu Kaihe acupuncture) and the control group (treated with ordinary acupuncture) by random number table method, with 40 cases in each group. Both groups were treated continuously for two weeks. The visual analogue scale (VAS), the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Evaluation Therapy (JOA) score, and the levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were compared between the two groups before and after treatment, and the improvement of lumbar and lower limb pain symptoms was evaluated. Results After treatment, VAS scores of the two groups were lower than that those before treatment, JOA scores were higher than that those before treatment, and VAS score of the treatment group was lower than that of the control group, and JOA score was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the levels of L-1β and TNF-α of the two groups were lower than those before treatment, and the treatment group was lower than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Lingshu Kaihe acupuncture is effective in the treatment of qi stagnation and blood stasis type lumbar disc herniation, which can significantly reduce inflammatory indicators, relieve pain and improve the quality of life.