Effect of Ozone Lateral Recess Injection Combined with Internal Heat Acupuncture on Pain Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation
Objective To study the effect of ozone lateral recess injection combined with internal heat acupuncture on pain symptoms and quality of life in patients with lumbar disc herniation(LDH).Methods Sixty patients with LDH admitted to Ji'an Zhiqiang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine from January 2021 to January 2023 were selected and divided into control group(30 patients)and observation group(30 patients)by random number table method.The control group was treated with ozone lateral recess injection,and the observation group was treated with internal heat acupuncture on the basis of the control group.The pain symptoms[Visual Analogue Scale(VAS),low back pain Oswestry disability index(ODI)score],TCM symptom score,lumbar function[Japanese Orthopaedic Association score(JOA)],quality of life[Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey(SF-36)]were compared between the two groups.Results The VAS and low back pain ODI scores of the two groups after treatment were lower than those before treatment,and the VAS and low back pain ODI scores of the observation group after treatment were lower than those of the control group(P<0.05).After treatment,the scores of TCM symptoms(main symptoms and secondary symptoms)in the two groups were lower than those before treatment,and the scores of TCM symptoms(main symptoms and secondary symptoms)in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).The JOA scores(subjective symptoms,clinical signs and daily life limitation)of the two groups after treatment were higher than those before treatment,and the JOA scores(subjective symptoms,clinical signs and daily life limitation)of the observation group after treatment were higher than those of the control group(P<0.05).The SF-36 score of the two groups after treatment was higher than that before treatment,and the SF-36 score of the observation group after treatment was higher than that of the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Ozone lateral recess injection combined with internal heat acupuncture can reduce the pain symptoms of LDH patients,relieve their TCM symptoms,help improve lumbar function,and improve the quality of life of patients.
Lumbar disc herniationOzone lateral recess injectionInternal heat acupuncturePain symptomsQuality of lifeLumbar function