Evaluation of the efficacy of Zheng's traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation comprehensive therapy in the treatment of patients with lumbar disc herniation
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of the Zheng's traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)rehabilitation with and routine conservative therapy in the treatment of patients with disc herniation.Methods Sixty patients who diagnosed as lumbar disc herniation in our hospital were collected.The patients were divided into a test group and a control group by using random number table method,30 in each group.The control group received routine conservative treatment.The test group received Zheng's traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation comprehensive treatment based on the control group.The effective rates of treatment,the lumbar disc herniation rate,pain VAS score and lower back function assessed by JOA score before and after treatment were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate of the test group was higher than that of the control group(96.67%vs.76.67%,P<0.05).After treatment,the VAS scores of both groups were decreased while the JOA scores were increased compared to before treatment,and the test group was better than the control group(P<0.05).After treatment,the lumbar disc herniation rate in the test group was decreased compared to before and was lower than that in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusions Zheng's traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation comprehensive treatment can improve the clinical symptoms of patients with lumbar disc herniation.It is beneficial for the recovery and absorption of herniated intervertebral disc tissue.
Rehabilitation therapyTraditional Chinese medicineDisc herniationMagnetic resonance