Treatment of senile intervertebral disc herniation with acupuncture, Tuina and traction

Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of treating senile intervertebral disc Herniation with acupuncture, tuina and traction and with physiotherapy and traction.Methods: Altogether 150 cases above 65 years old were randomly allocated into treatment group and control group, each containg 75 cases. Traction, acupuncture and tuina therapy were adopted in the treatment group, while traction and physiotherapy were adopted in the control group.Results: After one-month treatment, the recovery rate of the treatment group were 70.7%, which was significantly better than 53.3% of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion: Combination of acupuncture, tuina and traction has very good efficacy in treating senile intervertebral disc Herniation. Author: PENG Jian-ming (1976- ), male, attending physician Translator: HAN Chou-ping