Clinical Effects of Acupuncture Exercise Therapy Combined with Self-prepared Juanbi Zhitong Decoction in the Treatment of Piriformis Syndrome
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture exercise therapy combined with self-prepared Juanbi Zhitong Decoction in the treatment of piriformis syndrome.Methods Seventy-nine patients with piriformis syndrome treated in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from August 2022 to October 2023 were divided into control group and study group by random number table method.The control group was treated with acupuncture exercise therapy,while the study group was treated with acupuncture exercise therapy and self-prepared Juanbi Zhitong Decoction.Clinical symptom scores,McGill pain questionnaire(MPQ)score,hip Harris score and piriformis muscle thickness of the two groups before and after treatment were observed.The clinical effect of the two groups was evaluated.Results After treatment,the clinical symptom score,the pain grading index score,visual analogue scale,current pain intensity and MPQ total score of the study group were lower than those of the control group,and the hip Harris score was higher than that in the control group(P＜0.05).The thickness of the affected piriformis muscle in the study group was lower than that in the control group after treatment(P＜0.05).The total clinical effective rate of the study group was higher than that of the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture exercise therapy combined with self-formulated Juanbi Zhitong Decoction has good efficacy in the treatment of piriformis syndrome,which can effectively improve clinical symptoms,relieve hip pain,reduce the thickness of piriformis muscle on the affected side,and promote the functional recovery of hip joint with good safety.
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