理筋拔戳揉捻法治疗肱骨外上髁炎的多中心临床研究

目的:探讨理筋拔戳揉捻法治疗肱骨外上髁炎(liater epicondylitis,LE)的临床疗效。方法:自2018年1月至2021年12月采用多中心随机对照研究方法,分别在中国中医科学院望京医院、北京电力医院、北京丰盛骨伤科专科医院收集LE患者192例,采用随机数字表法分为治疗组和对照组。治疗组96例,男36例,女60例;年龄28～60(41.20±5.50)岁;病程1～14(5.24±1.35) d;予理筋拔戳揉捻法配合肘关节练功法治疗,隔日1次,治疗2周。对照组96例,男33例,女63例;年龄26～60(43.35±7.75)岁;病程1～14(5.86±1.48) d,予外用扶他林配合护肘关节固定治疗,治疗2周。分别于治疗前及治疗后第1、3、5、7、11、13天比较疼痛视觉模拟评分(visual analogue scale VAS)、美国特种医院评分系统(Hospital for Surgery Scoring System,HSS)、肘关节旋前及旋后角度、腕关节掌屈及背伸角度、肘关节压痛,并比较治疗前及治疗结束后美国特种医院评分系统2 (Hospital for Surge...

A multicenter clinical study on the treatment of lateral epicondylitis of humerus by manipulation

Objective To investigate clinical effect of tendons pulling,poking and kneading for the treatment of external humeral epicondylitis. Metods From January 2018 to December 2021,a multicenter randomized controlled study was performed to collect 192 patients with external humeral epicondylitis in Wangjing Hospital,Beijing Dianli Hospital,and Beijing Fengsheng Osteotraumatology Hospital,respectively,and they were divided into treatment group and control group by random number table method. There were 96 patients in treatment group,including 36 males and 60 females,aged from 28 to 60 years old with an average of (41.20±5.50) years old;the course of disease ranged from 1 to 14 days with an average of (5.24±1.35) days;they were treated once every other day for 2 weeks. There were 96 patients in control group,including 33 males and 63 females,aged from 26 to 60 years old with an average of (43.35±7.75) years old;the course of disease ranged from 1 to 14 days with an average of (5.86±1.48) days;they were treated with topical voltaalin combined with elbow joint fixation for 2 weeks. Visual analogue scale (VAS) and Hospital for Surgery Scoring System (HSS) elbow pronation and supination angles,wrist metacarpal flexion and dorsal extension angles,elbow tenderness between two groups were compared before treatment and at 1,3,5,7,11 and 13 days after treatment;Hospital for Surgery Scoring System 2 (HSS2) was compared before treatment and the final treatment. Results All patients were followed up for 10 to 14 days with an average of (12±1.6) days. VAS between treatment group and control group before treatment were 6.83±1.36 and 6.79±1.58,respectively,and decreased to 1.49±1.09 and 2.11±1.81 after the final treatment. VAS of treatment group were significantly lower than those of control group at 1,3,5,7,9,11 and 13 days after treatment (P<0.05). HSS between two groups were 61.73±11.00 and 36.47±12.45 before treatment,respectively,and increased to 94.42±5.9 and 91.44±9.11 at the final treatment. HSS of treatment group were significantly higher than those of control group at 1,3,5,7,9,11 and 13 days after treatment (P<0.05). On the 5th day after treatment,the external and internal rotation angles of elbow in treatment group were (66.41±12.69)° and (66.35±13.54)°,while those in control group were (62.08±16.03)° and (61.77±16.35)°. On the 7th day after treatment,the external and internal rotation angles of elbow were (69.79±12.64)° and (70.02±13.55)° in treatment group,and (65.28±15.86)° and (65.09±16.67)° in control group. Elbow joint motion in treatment group was higher than that in control group (P<0.05). On the 5th day after treatment,angles of wrist dorsiflexion and palm flexion were (39.43±15.94)° and (46.68±11.10)° in treatment group,and (38.51±18.49)° and (44.27±13.58)° in control group. On the 7th day after treatment,angles of wrist dorsiflexion and palm flexion were (42.52±16.50)° and (49.23±10.96)° in treatment group,and (41.18±20.09)° and (46.64±14.63)° in control group. The motion of wrist joint in treatment group was higher than that in control group (P<0.05). On the 13th day after treatment,HSS2 in treatment group 93.61±6.32 were higher than those in control group 92.06±7.94(P<0.05). There was no significant difference in elbow tenderness between two groups at each time point (P>0.05). Conclusion Voltaren external treatment combined with elbow fixation and tendons pulling,poking and kneading could effectively improve symptoms of external humeral epicondylitis. Compared with voltaren external treatment,tendons pulling,poking and kneading has advantages of longer analgesic time and better elbow function recovery.