Clinical experience on treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion by traditional manual techniques plus electric acupuncture

Summary 52 cases of the patients with L₄-S₁ intervertebral disc protrusion were first treated by traditional Tuina manual techniques, including the rolling method, pressing method, oblique-plucking method and shaking method, and then treated by electric acupuncture on Shenshu (BL 23), Yaoyangguan (GV 3), Dachangshu (BL 25), Xiaochangshu (BL 27), Mingmen (GV 4) and Shangliao (BL 31). After 7–28 sessions of the treatments, the results showed cure in 40 cases, remarkable effect in 8 cases, effect in 3 cases, failure in 1 case, and the total effective rate in 98.1%.