Effect of Zhubi Tongluo Decoction combined with warm acupuncture and moxibustion on pain factors,lumbar function and shoulder joint function in patients with neck shoulder pain
Objective To investigate the effects of Zhubi Tongluo decoction combined with warm acupuncture and moxi-bustion on pain factors,lumbar function and shoulder joint function in patients with neck-shoulder-waist-leg pain.Methods A total of 180 patients with neck-shoulder-waist-leg pain were randomized 1∶1 into the control group(conventional west-ern medicine)and the study group(Zhubi Tongluo Decoction combined with warm acupuncture and moxibustion).After 2 weeks of treatment,the aiming was to compare The levels of pain factors,visual analogue scale(VAS),Neer shoulder function score,Japanese Orthopaedic Association(JOA)score for lumbar spine,and range of motion(ROM)of shoulder joint between groups before and after treatment.Results After treatment,patients in the both groups presented significantly lower 1,2-propanediol(MDA)(P<0.05),significantly higher superoxide dismutase(SOD)and total antioxidant capacity(T-AOC)than those be-fore treatment(P<0.05),and the improvements were more pronounced in the study group than those of the control group(all P<0.05).Patients in the both groups had significantly decreased VAS(P<0.05),significantly increased Neer score and JOA score(P<0.05),and significantly improved ROM of shoulder joint(flexion,extension,abduction and adduction)than those before treatment(P<0.05),which in the study group were better than those of the of the control group(all P<0.05).Conclu-sion For patients with neck-shoulder-waist-leg pain,Zhubi Tongluo decoction combined with warm acupuncture and moxi-bustion can adjust the serum pain factors,improve the function of lumbar spine and shoulder joint.
Low back painChinese medicine therapyAcupuncture therapy
万方数据
维普
