Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation with Acupressure-Rubbing Method based on the Theory of "Waist is the Storehouse of Kidney" / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

ABSTRACT

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) treatment with acupressure-rubbing method based on the theory of"Waist is the Storehouse of Kidney". Methods: A total of 120 patients with LDH were randomly divided into control group and treatment group, with 60 cases in each group. The control group was treated with prone position and lumbar extension. The treatment group was treated with acupressure-rubbing method. All the patients were given treatment once a day and it was continuous for 2 weeks, then the corresponding curative effect was evaluated after experiment. Results: The overall clinical efficacy, waist JOA scores and VAS scores of the treatment group were better than those of the control group (P ＜ 0.05) . Conclusion: The mechanism of acupressure-rubbing method curing LDH may be through regulating the body.s immune system to achieve the effect of"benefiting kidney for relieving pain"and it is worthy of clinical application and in-depth research.