Abstract
Introduction and objectives The present article outlines the treatment of low back and lumbar sciatic pain by means of acupuncture and electroacupuncture. The aim of this study was to establish a model of electroacupuncture therapy, based on a metameral design, according to the embryonic development of osteoarticular and muscular tissues. Methodology A total of 259 patients with lumbar pain, lumbar sciatic pain and sciatic pain, aged 17 to 92 years old, were treated. The patients were divided into four groups, depending on etiology and symptomatology: mechanical pain, inflammatory-degenerative and/or tumorlike pain, radicular injuries, and syndromes of stenosis of the medullary channel, using different puncture techniques in each group. Continuous pulse electrical stimulation was employed. The number of sessions never exceeded 12. Needle size was 40 mm × 0.30 and 75 mm × 0.30. Results The best results were obtained in the mechanical low back pain. To evaluate the result, objective clinical criteria, the visual analog scale to measure patient satisfaction, and a simple evaluation of daily activities were used. Conclusions The results obtained in the distinct types of pain treated and the degree of patient satisfaction suggest that electroacupuncture therapy of low back pain and lumbar sciatic pain using the treatment scheme described is an eff ective technique.
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