GUO Jiang, WANG Dezhi, DING Quanmao. Two-Step Six-Method Tuina Manipulation for 30 Cases of Lumbar Disc Herniation[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2012, 53(17): 1485-1487.
GUO Jiang, WANG Dezhi, DING Quanmao. Two-Step Six-Method Tuina Manipulation for 30 Cases of Lumbar Disc Herniation[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2012, 53(17): 1485-1487.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2012.17.014.
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of two-step six-method Tuina manipulation for lumbar disc herniation.Methods Sixty cases of lumbar disc herniation were randomized into treatment group and control group
with 30 in each.Two-step six-method Tuina manipulation was used in the treatment group and the common manipulation recorded in the 5th edition of Tuina Textbook was used in the control group.The manipulation lasted for 20 minutes each time
twice weekly
and 15 times as one treatment course.The main symptoms
signs and daily functional activities were observed before and after treatment.Results After treatment
the scores of main symptoms
signs and daily functional activities were significantly increased in both groups(P<0.05)
especially in the treatment group(P<0.05).Conclusion Two-step six-method Tuina manipulation for lumbar disc herniation is effective
and is superior to the manipulation recorded in the textbook.