Clinical Observation of Gongshi Naoacupuncture Combined with Shentongzhuyu Decoction in the Treatment of Intervertebral DISC Herniation

Abstract

Background: Our country gradually entered an aging society, the incidence of lumbar disc herniation increases year by year, the clinical symptoms such as the pain, seriously affect the elderly's daily life movement, long-term pain will also lead to psychological barriers, seriously affect patient's daily life and work. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of Gongshi Naoacupuncture combined with Shentongzhuyu Decoction in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation, and to provide a treatment method for the clinical treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Objective: To observe the clinical effect of Gongshi Naoacupuncture combined with Shentongzhuyu Decoction in the treatment of disc herniation. Methods: 120 cases were randomly divided into treatment group (60 cases) and control group (60 cases). Both groups were given Shentongzhuyu decoction, and the observation group was given Gongshi brain needle. The observation period of both groups was 30 days, and the curative effect was evaluated after the treatment. Results: After treatment, VAS score of 2 groups was decreased compared with before treatment (p<0.05), observation group was significantly lower than control group (P<0.05); The score of JOA low back pain scale in 2 groups was higher than before treatment (p<0.05), and the observation group was higher than the control group (P<0.05). The improvement effect (significant efficiency, effective rate) of clinical symptoms in the observation group was better than that in the control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: In the treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, Gongshi Naoacupuncture combined with Shantong Zhuyu Decoction can significantly improve clinical efficacy, shorten the time of pain relief, significantly reduce the pain symptoms of patients, improve lumbar function, improve the quality of life of patients, with low recurrence rate, remarkable effect and innovation, and solve the dilemma of poor long-term therapeutic effect of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. With the characteristics of "simple, fast, standard, safe, effective", it is worth trying a kind of treatment method, worthy of clinical promotion and application.