Assessment of Therapeutic Effect in Acupuncture Treatment of Intermittent Lameness Caused by Lumbar Stenosis Syndrome

目的：探索治疗腰椎管狭窄导致跛行的治疗方法。方法：针刺大肠俞、委中、承山和昆仑穴治疗28例跛行患者，同时用常规治疗26例为对照。结果：经过4个星期治疗，两组患者的症状评分显著增加，针刺治疗显效4例，有效21例，常规治疗显效4例，有效8例。结论：针刺治疗腰椎管狭窄导致的跛行的疗效优于西医常规治疗。

Purpose： To explore the therapeutic method for lameness caused by lumbar spinal stenosis. Methods： 28 cases of the patients with lameness were treated by puncturing Dachangshu （BL 25）, Weizhong （BL 40）, Chengshan （BL 57） and Kunlun （BL 60） and simultaneously another 26 cases were treated with routine method for control study. Results： After the treatments for four weeks, the scores of the symptoms in the two groups were remarkably elevated. In the acupuncture treatment, the results showed remarkable effect in 4 cases, effect in 21 cases. In the routine treatment, the results showed remarkable effect in 4 cases and effect in 8 cases. Conclusion： acupuncture treatment is better than the routine conventional treatment for lameness caused by lumbar spinal stenosis.