HUA Xia, ZHUANG Xiaojun, ZHANG Yan, et al. Clinical observation on efficacy of acupoint massage treatment for Moroccan patients with lumbar disc protrusion[J]. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2019,53(6):61-62.
HUA Xia, ZHUANG Xiaojun, ZHANG Yan, et al. Clinical observation on efficacy of acupoint massage treatment for Moroccan patients with lumbar disc protrusion[J]. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2019,53(6):61-62. DOI: 10.16305/j.1007-1334.2019.06.016.
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of acupoint massage in the treatment of Moroccan patients with lumbar disc protrusion. MethodsSixty patients with lumbar disc protrusion were assigned into two groups, 30 Chinese patients in a group and 30 Moroccan patients in the other. Both groups were treated with massage on acupoints along the bladder channel of foot-Taiyang and other relevant acupoints, three times a week for 2 weeks. Changes in patients` condition were observed with PRI, VAS and PPI questionnaire. Results:After treatment, the scores of PRI, VAS and PPI were reduced significantly in each group (P<0.05); the scores were significantly lower in the Moroccan group than in the Chinese group after treatment (P<0.05). Conclusion:Acupoint massage relieves the clinical symptoms in patients with lumbar disc protrusion, with better efficacy in Moroccan patients than in Chinese patients.