THE EFFECTS OF ELECTROACUPUNCTURE COMBINED WITH “DOC HOAT TANG KI SINH” REMEDY ON TREATING LOW BACK PAIN CAUSED BY LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS

2018 ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
Nhat Minh Tran ◽  
Thi Hong Vo ◽  
Thi Tan Nguyen

Background: Lumbar spondylosis is a popular chronic disease, it occurs for a long time and affects to working ability anh daily life. Currently there are many methods of treatment with modern medicine and traditional medicine. Electroacupuncture combined with “Doc hoat tang ky sinh” remedy are the effective method. Objectives: To evaluate the effects of electroacupuncture combined with “Doc hoat tang ki sinh” remedy on treating low back pain caused by lumbar spondylosis. Methods: A total of 34 patients with low back pain caused by lumbar spondylosis treated by electroacupuncture and remedy at Thua Thien Hue Traditional Medicine Hospital and Traditional Medicine Department of Hue Central Hospital. The study was designed by the method of prospective study, assess the results before and after the treatment. Results: very good: 35.3%, good: 38.2%, average: 26.5%, adverse events: 8.8%. Conclusions: Electroacupuncture combined with “Doc hoat tang ky sinh” remedy is a effective method on treating low back pain caused by Lumbar spondylosis. Key words: low back pain, lumbar spondylosis, Electroacupuncture

2020 ◽  
pp. 105-111
Author(s):  
Giang Huynh Huong ◽  
Tan Nguyen Thi ◽  
Hung Nguyen Van

Background: Sciatica due to lumbar spondylosis is a common disease syndrome, include pathological signs from lumbar spine and sciatic nerve. It occurs for a long time and affects to working ability and daily life. Currently there are many methods of treatment with modern medicine and traditional medicine. Electroacupuncture combined with acupressure point, massage treatment and “Doc hoat tang ky sinh” remedy is a highly effective method on treating sciatica due to lumbar spondylosis. Objectives: To evaluate the effectives of electroacupuncture combined with acupressure point, massage treatment and “Doc hoat tang ky sinh” remedy on treating sciatica due to lumbar spondylosis. Materials and Method: A total of 43 patients was diagnosed sciatica caused by lumbar spondylosis who treated at Thua Thien Hue Traditional Medicine Hospital. The study was designed by method of prospective study, assessed the results before and after the treatment. Results: Very good: 34.9%; good: 34.9%; average 7%. There was not any unexpected effects observed in this trial. Conclusion: Electroacupuncture combined with acupressure point, massage treatment and “Doc hoat tang ky sinh” remedy is a effective method on treating sciatica caused by lumbar spondylosis. Key words: sciatica, lumbar spondylosis, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, acupressure point, massage treatment


Spine ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 1451-1455
Author(s):  
Soussan Khodadadeh ◽  
Stephen M. Eisenstein

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afshin Farhanchi ◽  
Behrouz Karkhanei ◽  
Negar Amani ◽  
Mashhood Aghajanloo ◽  
Elham Khanlarzadeh ◽  
...  

Introduction. In this study we are aiming to evaluate the changes of serum serotonin and its association with pain in patients suffering from chronic low back pain before and after lumbar discectomy surgery. Patients and Methods. A prospective study was performed on the patients referring to the outpatient clinic in Besat hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran, during 2016. A 2 mL fasting blood sample was collected from each patient at preoperative day 1 and postoperative day 14 and they were measured for level of serum serotonin. Besides, all patients were asked for severity of their low back pain in preoperative day 1 and postoperative day 14 and scored their pain from zero to ten using a Numerical Rating Scale. Results. Forty patients with the mean age of 47 ± 13 yrs/old (range 25–77) including 15 (37.5%) males were enrolled into the study. The overall mean score of preoperative pain was significantly decreased from 7.4 ± 2.18 (range 4–10) to the postoperative pain score 3.87 ± 2.92 (range 0–10) (P < .001). The overall levels of pre- and postoperative serum serotonin were 3.37 ± 1.27 (range 1.1–6.4) and 3.58 ± 1.32 (range .94–7.1) ng/mL, respectively, with no significant difference (P = .09). The levels of pre- and postoperative serum serotonin were significantly higher in males and patients older than 50 yrs/old compared to the females and patients younger than 50 yrs/old, respectively (P = .03 and .005, respectively). A significant inverse correlation between the postoperative levels of pain and serum serotonin was observed (r = -.36 and P = .02). Conclusion. A negative medium strength linear relationship may exist between the postoperative serum serotonin and low back pain.


2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Syed Abid Mehdi Kazmi ◽  
Nabiha Mujahid Faruq ◽  
Sumaira Imran Farooqui ◽  
Jharna Devi

OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of lumbar manipulation (high velocity low amplitude) for the treatment of low back pain in comparison to back stretching exercises. Randomized Control Trial (Experimental Study) The study was conducted on 200 patients at the Physiotherapy Department of Ziauddin Hospital among patients with history of low back pain of acute, sub acute or chronic origin. In this study, patients were divided into two groups, group A and group B equally. Group A of 100 patients received Lumbar Manipulation (High Velocity Low Amplitude) and at the same time Group B of 100 patients were treated by back stretching exercises. A pre tested and structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS. Pain was measured on Visual Analogue Scale before and after the given treatment. The study showed significant results for both the interventions in the treatment of low back pain but Lumbar Manipulation has been more effective in different types of low back pain while stretching exercises are less effective. On the basis of this study, we are very confident that lumbar manipulation is more effective for the treatment of low back pain compared to back stretching


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Ni Luh Putu Sentania Widhi Permana Putri ◽  
Ni Wayan Suarniti ◽  
Ni Nyoman Budiani

Nyeri punggung bawah pada kehamilan digambarkan sebagai nyeri pada daerah lumbar, diatas sakrum yang menyebabkan ketidaknyamanan selama kehamilan. Akupresur titik bladder 23 merupakan metode non-farmakologi yang dapat mengurangi nyeri punggung bawah. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh akupresur titik bladder 23 terhadapintensitas nyeri punggung bawah ibu hamil trimester III di UPTD Puskesmas I Dinas Kesehatan Kecamatan Denpasar Utara. Penelitian ini menggunakan pre eksperimental dengan rancangan one grup pretest-posttest design.Sampel yang digunakan yaitu 12 orang ibu hamil trimester III dengan usia kehamilan 37-39 minggu dan di pilih secara purposive sampling. Data diambil dengan melakukan observasi intensitas nyeri punggung bawah sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan akupresur titik bladder 23. Responden melakukan akupresur sebanyak dua kali seminggu dengan durasi dua detik sebanyak 30 kali tekanan. Hasil intensitas nyeri punggung bawah sebelum perlakuan diperoleh nilai mean 4,17 dan setelah perlakuan berubah menjadi 2,67 dengan nilai ρ = 0,000 < α (0,05) dan nilai t (9,950). Simpulannya adalah ada pengaruh akupresur titik bladder 23 terhadap intensitas nyeri punggung bawah ibu hamil trimester III di UPTD Puskesmas I Dinas Kesehatan Kecamatan Denpasar Utara.Lower back pain in pregnancy described as pain in the lumbar region, above the sacrum which causes discomfort during pregnancy.Acupressurepoint bladder 23 is a non-pharmacological method that canreduce low back pain.This study aims to determine the effect of acupressure point bladder 23 on the low back pain level in third semester pregnant women in UPTD Puskesmas I of the Health Departement of North Denpasar. This is pre-experimental research with one group pretest-posttest design. The samples were 12pregnant women on third trimester with 37-39 weeks gestational age and were selected by purposive sampling. Data were collected byobserving the intensity of low back pain before and after treatment. Respondents did acupressure twice a week with the duration two seconds for each 30 times pressure. The results of low back pain intensity before treatment obtained a mean value of 4.17 and after the treatment there was reduce to 2.67 with a value of ρ = 0,000 <α (0.05) and t value (9,950). The conclusion is that there is an influence of acupressurepoint bladder 23 on the low back painintensityin third trimester pregnant women in UPTD Puskesmas I of the Health Departement of North Denpasar.  


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rúni Bláfoss ◽  
Per Aagaard ◽  
Lars Louis Andersen

Abstract Background Musculoskeletal disorders, and in particular low-back pain (LBP), are common among blue collar workers. In the work environment, both physical- and psychosocial risk factors exist. Working in warehouses in Denmark involve large quantities of occupational lifting, high work pace and a low degree of influence at work. This study investigates both acute and long-term associations between physical- and psychosocial work environmental factors and risk of LBP in warehouse workers. The specific study aims are to investigate 1) exposure-response associations between quantity of occupational lifting and short-term (day-to-day) changes in LBP, 2) the influence of accumulated workdays and rest days during a working week on LBP, 3) long-term association between occupational lifting exposure and LBP when assessed over 1 year, and 4) the role of psychological and social factors on the above associations. Methods The present study is designed as a 1-year prospective cohort study that will examine full-time warehouse workers from up to five retail chains in Denmark. Study aims 1 and 2 will be addressed using objective data based on company records with information on weight of all the goods handled by each warehouse worker during every single workday for 3 weeks. During this period, each worker will reply to text messages received before and after every workday (also on days off work) in which study participants will score their pain in the low back, bodily fatigue and perceived mental stress (scale 0–10). Long-term pain development is assessed using questionnaire surveys before and after 1 year. Further, pressure pain threshold (PPT) will be measured for selected trunk extensor muscles in approximately 50 workers using algometry along with measurements of maximal trunk extensor strength. Associations are modelled using linear mixed models with repeated measures between variables and LBP controlled for relevant confounders. Discussion This study provides knowledge about the acute and long-term associations between physical- and psychosocial work environmental factors and LBP. The obtained data will have the potential to provide recommendations on improved design of the working week to minimize the risk of LBP among warehouse workers, and may potentially enable to identify a reasonable maximum lifting threshold per day (ton lifted/day).


2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (sup1) ◽  
pp. S487-S488
Author(s):  
J.-P. Deneuville ◽  
A. Germaneau ◽  
L. Fradet ◽  
T. Monnet ◽  
K. Aubert ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yawara Eguchi ◽  
Satoshi Iida ◽  
Chiho Suzuki ◽  
Yoshiyuki Shinada ◽  
Tomoko Shoji ◽  
...  

<sec><title>Study Design</title><p>Retrospective observational study.</p></sec><sec><title>Purpose</title><p>We examined change in lumbrosacral spine alignment and low back pain (LBP) following total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients with severe hip osteoarthritis (OA).</p></sec><sec><title>Overview of Literature</title><p>Severe hip osteoarthritis has been reported to cause spine alignment abnormalities and low back pain, and it has been reported that low back pain is improved following THA.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>Our target population included 30 patients (29 female, mean age 63.5 years) with hip OA who underwent direct anterior approach THA. There were 12 cases with bilateral hip disease and 18 cases with unilateral osteoarthritis. Visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for LBP and coxalgia, the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ), and the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) were assessed before and after surgery. Spinal alignment metrics were measured before and after surgery.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>VAS for LBP change from preoperative to final postoperative observation was significantly improved (p &lt;0.05), as was VAS for hip pain (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.001). RDQ improved significantly (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.01). All five domains of JOABPEQ were significantly improved (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.05). In terms of coronal alignment, lumbar scoliosis change from preoperative to last observation was significantly reduced (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.05). There were no significant changes in the sagittal alignment metrics. In addition, there was a correlation between before and after RDQ difference and before and after lumbar scoliosis difference (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.05). VAS for LBP (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.05) as well as RDQ (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.05) were significantly improved only in unilateral OA. Lumbar scoliosis was significantly improved in cases of unilateral OA (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.05), but alignment did not improve in cases of bilateral OA (<italic>p</italic>=0.29).</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusions</title><p>The present study demonstrates improvements in VAS for LBP, RDQ, and all domains of JOABPEQ. There were also significant reductions in lumbar scoliosis and an observed correlation of RDQ improvement with lumbar scoliosis improvement. We were able to observe improvements in lumbar scoliosis and low back pain only in cases of unilateral OA. It has been suggested that the mechanism of low back pain improvement following THA is related to compensatory lumbar scoliosis improvement.</p></sec>


Spine ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 1451-1455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soussan Khodadadeh ◽  
Stephen M. Eisenstein

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