ABSTRACT
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of navel acupuncture in treating lumbar spinal stenosis. Method A total of 120 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 60 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by navel acupuncture based on syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine, while the control group was intervened by oral administration of Bulleyaconitine A tablets, 10 d as a treatment course, for successive 2 courses. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was observed before and after the intervention, and the clinical efficacies were compared.Result The total effective rate was 98.3% in the treatment group versus 76.6% in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.01). The VAS scores were significantly changed after the intervention in both groups (P<0.05); the VAS score in the treatment group was significantly different from that in the control group after the treatment (P<0.05).Conclusion Navel acupuncture is an effective approach in treating lumbar spinal stenosis.