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Objective To campare the clinical efficacy of wrist-ankle acupuncture versus physical therapy in treating lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (LIDH).Method Fifty LIDH patients were randomized into a treatment group of 20 cases and a control group of 30 cases. The treatment group was intervened by wrist-ankle acupuncture, while the control group was by traction and interference electrotherapy. The short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) and lumbar pain scoring system by Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) were compared before and after intervention.Result The SF-MPQ and JOA scores were significantly changed respectively after 5-day, 10-day, 15-day treatment as well as at the follow-up study in both groups (P0.05).Conclusion Wrist-ankle acupuncture and physical therapy both are effective in treating LIDH, as they both can release the pain.
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Objective To observe and analyse the efficacy of retrograde gonarthritis with interference current and drug-iontophoresis direct current. Methods 185 patients with retrograde gonarthritis were randomly divided into treatment group 92 cases and control group 93 cases. The patients in treatment group underwent interference current and drug-iontophoresis direct current and patients in control group performed modulated medium frequency drug-ionto-phoresis direct current for two treatment courses. Results The comprehensive score of various kind of symptom such as pain、swelling、flexion、walking ability, up-down stair ability in treatment group significantly improved than that of control group (P < 0.01). Conclusion The interference current and drug-iontophoresis direct current is one of effec-tive and safe measurement in treating arthritis with main manifestation of pain and soft tissue disease.
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In this paper,the mechanism,instrument design and clinical applications of interference electrotherapy in promoting bone healing are described.A new kind of electrotherapeutical instrument for bone injury is developed.With the variety of waveform and characterisics of easy operation,high intelligence and reliability,the instrument is improved obviously with the use of Single Chip Microcomputer.At the same time ,60cases with fracture were treated by interfere current stimulation in clinical research.It is achieved in accelerating bone healing,detumescence,comeback of tonicity.