WU Yanrong1, ZHANG Haishan2, GAO Xiyan3, et al. Clinical Study on the Effect of Warming Needle Moxibustion in Triple Puncture on 93 Patients with Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2009, 50(12): 1096-1099.
WU Yanrong1, ZHANG Haishan2, GAO Xiyan3, et al. Clinical Study on the Effect of Warming Needle Moxibustion in Triple Puncture on 93 Patients with Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2009, 50(12): 1096-1099.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2009.12.015.
Objective To observe the effect of warming needle moxibustion in triple puncture on lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.Methods A multi-centered randomized control study was carried out.The 185 patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation were assigned to warming needle moxibustion in triple puncture group and general acupuncture group for effect observation
and the pain scores
time-effect of analgesia
immediate effect
and long-term effect were detected according to mu1tip1e pain quality (MPQ) scale.Results The effect of warming needle moxibustion in triple puncture group in total effective rate
MPQ scores
time-effect of analgesia
immediate effect
long-term effect
and relapse rate was significantly different from that of general acupuncture group (P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion Warming needle moxibustion in triple puncture for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is effective with a shorter time in starting analgesia and longer time in maintaining analgesia.