Clinical Observations on Heat-sensitive Point Medicinal Moxibustion for the Treatment of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo compare the clinical efficacies of heat-sensitive point suspended moxibustion versus heat-sensitive point medicinal moxibustion in treating lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.MethodSixty patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation were randomly allocated to treatmentand control groups, 30 cases each. The treatment group received heat-sensitive point medicinal moxibustion and the control group, heat-sensitive point suspended moxibustion. The lumbar vertebra JOA score was recorded before and after treatment.ResultThe lumbar vertebra JOA score decreased significantly in both groups of patients after treatment (P<0.05). There was a statistically significant post-treatment difference in the lumbar vertebra JOA score between the treatment and control groups (P<0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the total efficacy rate between the two groups (P<0.05).ConclusionThe results show that the lumbar vertebra JOA score decreased in both groups after treatment. The total efficacy rate of heat-sensitive point medicinal moxibustion is superior to that of heat-sensitive point suspended moxibustion in treating lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.