中、西医疗法治疗腰椎间盘突出症对照研究

目的：比较中医、西医、中西医结合疗法治疗腰椎间盘突出引起的急性腰腿痛的疗效、安全性和耐受性。方法：将90例患者随机分成西医组、中医组及中西医组，每组30例，分别接受西医药物及局部理疗、中医药物及针刺拔罐、中西医方法联合治疗，并于治疗开始后第7天和第30天对患者的疼痛、活动度、肌紧张等指标进行监测。结果：治疗7天后中西医组在腰骶痛和下肢放射痛VAS评分两方面指标改善优于中医组，但无统计学差异；中西医组在腰骶痛和下肢放射痛VAS评分、直腿抬高试验、脊柱活动度（Schober试验和指尖-地面距离）等方面指标改善明显优于西医组（P〈0．05）。治疗30天后3组疗效比较差异无统计学意义。3组患者对治疗均耐受良好，未发现严重不良反应。结论：中西医结合疗法治疗腰椎间盘突出引起的急性腰腿痛在缓解疼痛、改善活动度方面起效快、疗效肯定。

Comparative study on Chinese medicine and western medicine for treatment of prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc

Objective To compare therapeutic effects, safety and tolerance of TCM, western medicine and integrated Chinese and western medicine for treatment of acute lumbosacral pain induced by prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc. Methods Ninety cases were randomly divided into 3 groups, 30 cases in each group. They were treated respectively with western medicine, TCM and combined TCM and western medicine, and the pain intensity, activity, muscular tension, and other indexes were monitored after 7 days and 30 days of treatment. Results After treatment of 7 days, the combined treatment group in improvement of VAS scores of lumbosacral pain and radiating pain of the lower limbs was superior to the TCM group with no significant difference between the two groups, and in improvement of VAS scores of lumbosacral pain and radiating pain of the lower limbs, Lasegue's sign, activity of spinal column (Schober test and distance from finger tip to floor), etc. were superior to the western medicine group (P<0.05). After treatment of 30 days, there was no significant differences in the therapeutic effect among the 3 groups. The patients in the 3 groups had good tolerance with no severe adverse reaction. Conclusion Combined TCM and western medicine treatment has rapid effects and definite therapeutic effect in alleviating pain, improving activity for acute lumbosacral pain induced by prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.