Treatment of 30 cases of prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc by electroacupuncture plus Tuina

Purpose: To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of electro acupuncture plus Tuina on treating prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.Methods: Electroacupuncture at Jiaji(Ex-B 2) acupoints plus reduction manipulations were used to treat 30 cases of prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.Results: After 2 courses of treatment, among the 30 cases, 8 cases were cured and 22 cases got improvements, and the effective rate was 100%.Conclusion: Electroacupuncture plus reduction manipulations had a satisfactory effect on treating this disease; and it can significantly improve the clinical symptoms of the patients. Author: JIANG Gui-mei (1976-), female, doctor Translator: WU Xue-fei