Observation of the efficacy of Wenyang Tongluo acupuncture combined with acupoint massage on elderly lumbar disc herniation

FANG Fang; ZHENG Wanyun; LU Mingcheng; WANG Jiming; CHEN Jiaping

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Journal of Hunan Normal University(Medical Science) ›› 2025, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (2) : 87-90.

Observation of the efficacy of Wenyang Tongluo acupuncture combined with acupoint massage on elderly lumbar disc herniation

FANG Fang, ZHENG Wanyun, LU Mingcheng, WANG Jiming, CHEN Jiaping

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Objective To explore the efficacy of Wenyang Tongluo acupuncture combined with acupoint massage (AM) on elderly patients with cold-dampness blocking collaterals type of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and the influence on pain degree and lumbar activity (LA) after treatment. Methods 84 elderly patients with LDH who received treatment in department of rehabilitation of the hospital from January 2023 to January 2024 were selected and divided into study group and control group, with 42 cases in each group. The control group was given conventional conservative treatment, while the study group was combined with Wenyang Tongluo acupuncture and AM treatment on the basis of conventional conservative treatment. Both groups were given continuous medication for 6 weeks. TCM symptoms scores, efficacy, pain degree [Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)], lumbar activity (LA) [lumbar flexion (LFD), lumbar posterior extension (LPE)] and incidence of adverse reactions were compared between groups of patients with LDH. Results After 6 weeks of treatment, the scores of TCM symptoms in the two groups were reduced, and the symptoms scores in study group were significantly lower than those in control group. The total effective rate after 6 weeks of treatment was higher in study group than that in control group. After 2 weeks and 6 weeks of treatment, the VAS score in both groups was declined than that before treatment, and the VAS score in study group was significantly lower compared with those in control group. After 6 weeks of treatment, LFD and LPE were increased in both groups, and LFD and the increase was greater in the study group than in the control group. There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups. Conclusion Wenyang Tongluo acupuncture combined with AM has a significant efficacy on LDH patients, which can effectively relieve pain and improve LA. It is safe and effective.

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Wenyang Tongluo acupuncture / acupoint massage / lumbar disc herniation / efficacy / pain degree / lumbar activity

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FANG Fang, ZHENG Wanyun, LU Mingcheng, WANG Jiming, CHEN Jiaping. Observation of the efficacy of Wenyang Tongluo acupuncture combined with acupoint massage on elderly lumbar disc herniation[J]. Journal of Hunan Normal University(Medical Science). 2025, 22(2): 87-90

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