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Therapeutic Observation of Electroacupuncture plus Electro-spoon Needle-cupping for Lumbar-dorsal Myofascial Pain Syndrome / 上海针灸杂志
Article in Zh | WPRIM | ID: wpr-484353
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ABSTRACT
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture plus electro-spoon needle-cupping in treating lumbar-dorsal myofascial pain syndrome.Method Sixty patients with lumbar-dorsal myofascial pain syndrome were randomized into group A, group B, and group C, 20 cases in each group. With same acupoints selected, group A was intervened by electroacupuncture plus electro-spoon needle-cupping, group B was by electroacupuncture, while group C was by conventional acupuncture. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was observed before and after treatment, and the clinical efficacies of the three groups were compared.Result After treatment, VAS scores were significantly different from those before treatment in the three groups. (P<0.05). After treatment, the VAS scores in group A and B were significantly different from that in group C (P<0.01,P<0.05); the VAS score in group A was significantly different from that in group B (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 95.0% in group A, versus 90.0% in group B and 80.0% in group C, and the total effective rate of group A was significantly different from that of both group B and C (P<0.05).Conclusion Electroacupuncture plus electro-spoon needle-cupping is an effective method in treating lumbar-dorsal myofascial pain syndrome.
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Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Type of study: Clinical_trials Language: Zh Journal: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Year: 2016 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Type of study: Clinical_trials Language: Zh Journal: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Year: 2016 Type: Article