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Assessment of therapeutic effect in acupuncture treatment of intermittent lameness caused by lumbar stenosis syndrome
- Source :
- Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science. 5:39-43
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2007.
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Abstract
- Purpose: To explore the therapeutic method for lameness caused by lumbar spinal stenosis. Methods: 28 cases of the patients with lameness were treated by puncturing Dachangshu (BL 25), Weizhong (BL 40), Chengshan (BL 57) and Kunlun (BL 60) and simultaneously another 26 cases were treated with routine method for control study. Results:After the treatments for four weeks, the scores of the symptoms in the two groups were remarkably elevated. In the acupuncture treatment, the results showed remarkable effect in 4 cases, effect in 21 cases. In the routine treatment, the results showed remarkable effect in 4 cases and effect in 8 cases. Conclusion: acupuncture treatment is better than the routine conventional treatment for lameness caused by lumbar spinal stenosis.
Details
- ISSN :
- 19930399 and 16723597
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........40fc953d276647f8cf66296a7c0deec1