常规针刺和针刺合腰腹肌训练治疗非特异性腰痛的临床对比研究.pdfVIP

A comparative study between routine acupuncture and routine plus waist abdominal muscle training for treating Nonspecific Low Back Pain Specialty: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Author: Feng Wenwen Tutor: Prof. Li Li Abstract Objective: To observe the clinical effects of routine acupuncture and routine plus waist abdominal muscle training for treating Nonspecific Low Back Pain. The research will provide better rehabilitation program. Methods: Sixty nonspecific Low Back Pain patients, coincident with standards, were randomly allocated to two groups, which had 30 cases each. Group A received acupuncture and group B received acupuncture accompanied by waist abdominal muscle training. We treated every patient four weeks as a course, once a day, five times one week. The Pain degree, dysfunction scale and Isometric strength of waist abdominal muscles were assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Monitored Rehabilitation System respectively before and four weeks after treatment. Results: As one group each, scores of VAS, ODI and isometric strength of waist abdominal muscles improved significantly from the beginning to the end of the treatment course (P0.05).After the treatment, there was no significant variation in VAS scores between two groups (P0.05), but ODI scores and isometric strength of waist abdominal muscles in group B changed much more than that in group A. Conclusion: Both routine acupuncture and routine plus waist abdominal muscle training are effective in relieving nonspecific low back pain. But the later group is more effective in relieving dysfunction and increasing muscle strength than the first