Observation on the therapeutic effect of warming needle moxibustion on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the therapeutic effect of warming needle moxibustion on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy-eight cases were randomly divided into a test group and a control group, 39 cases in each group. The control group were treated with acupuncture at Shenshu (BIL 23), Mingmen (GV 4), Yaoyangguan (GV 3) and Weizhong (BL, 40), etc. , and the test group with acupuncture at the same acupoints as in the control group plus warming needle moxibustion at Mingmen (GV 4), Yaoyangguan (GV 3) and Weizhong (BL 40).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate of 94.9% in the test group was significantly better than 71.8% in the control group (P < 0.01). The incidence rate of needling sensation propagating along the channel (84.6%) in the test group was significantly higher than 56.4% in the control group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The warming needle moxibustion stimulating the needling sensation propagating along the channel has a better therapeutic effect on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.</p>