Effect of self-made Quanchong Powder on lower limb pain and numbness in patients with lumbar disc herniation
Objective To investigate the effect of self-made Quanchong Powder on lower limb pain and numbness in pa-tients with lumbar disc herniation.Methods A total of 80 patients with lumbar disc herniation combined with lower limb pain and numbness admitted to Jiading Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai,from April to September 2022 were selected as the research objects.According to the random number table method,they were divided into the observation group(40 cases)and the control group(40 cases).There were 2 cases dropped off in the observation group and 3 cases dropped off in the control group.Finally,38 cases in the observation group and 37 cases in the control group were included.The observation group was treated with self-made Quanchong Powder combined with oral mecobalamin,and the control group was treated with oral mecobalamin.Both groups were treated for 30 days.The pain visual analogue scale(VAS)and numbness score were compared between the two groups before treatment and 30 and 60 days after treatment,and the inci-dence of adverse reactions was observed in the two groups.Results The VAS scores of the two groups 30 and 60 days after treatment were lower than those before treatment,and the numbness scores were better than those before treatment,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The VAS scores of the observation group 30 and 60 days after treatment were lower than those of the control group,and the numbness scores were better than those of the control group,and the dif-ferences were statistically significant(P<0.05).No serious adverse reactions occurred in the two groups.Conclusion The self-made Quanchong Powder has a good clinical effect on the pain and numbness of lower limbs in patients with lumbar disc herniation,which has important clinical value and promotion significance.