Observation on Selection of Traction Weight in the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation with Electric Traction
Objective:To explore the traction weight of electric traction in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation based on the weight of patients.Method:A total of 45 patients with lumbar disc herniation who treated by electric lumbar traction in TCM Hospital of Shapingba District in Chongqing from June 2019 to May 2020 were selected as the research objects,the patients were treated with body weight,body weight+10 kg weight and body weight+20 kg weight respectively,X-ray films under the same conditions were taken during traction.The height of L3-4,L4-5,L5-S1 intervertebral space before traction,weight weight traction,weight+10 kg weight traction and weight+20 kg weight traction,the negative rate of straight leg raising test and the number of patients lasting for more than 3 min were compared.Result:The height of L3-4,L4-5 and L5-S1 intervertebral space of three kinds of weight traction were higher than those before traction,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05);the height of L3-4,L4-5 and L5-S1 intervertebral space in weight+10 kg weight traction were better than those in weight weight traction,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05);the height of L3~4 and L4~5 intervertebral space of weight+20 kg weight traction were better than those of weight weight traction,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The negative rate of straight leg raising test in weight+10 kg weight and weight+20 kg weight traction were higher than that in weight weight traction,the number of patients who could not tolerate continuous traction for more than 3 min in weight+20 kg weight traction was more than those in weight+10 kg weight and weight weight traction,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:It is suggested that the traction weight should be set at about the patients'weight+10 kg weight for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation by electric lumbar traction,most patients can tolerate this traction weight,and the clinical effect is better than the body weight and body weight+20 kg weight traction.
TractionLumbar disc herniationIntervertebral spaceTolerateStraight leg raising test