针刺中渚、后溪治疗坐骨神经痛160例临床观察

Observation of the Clinical Effect on 160 Patients with the Sciatica by Acupucting Zhongzhu(SJ 3) and Houxi(SI 3) for Treatment

目的:探讨针刺中渚后溪治疗坐骨神经痛的临床疗效。方法:选取符合坐骨神经痛诊断标准的受试者160例,随机分为对照组与治疗组各80例,治疗组采用针刺中渚配后溪治疗,对照采用速效坐骨神经痛丸治疗。采用积分法比较两组主要症状体征的差异。结果:经过治疗,治疗组的患者治疗改善率明显优于对照组(P<0.05);随访3个月,治疗组复发病例17例,对照组复发41例,治疗组复发率明显低于对照组。结论:中渚配后溪具有疏经通络、解痉止痛的作用,治疗坐骨神经痛效果显著。

Objective： To investigate and study the clinical effect through acupuncting Zhongzhu （ SJ3 ） and Houxi（SI3） for sciatica treatment. Methods： 160 patients who had been made a diagnosis of sciatica randomly divided into therapeutic group and control group. In the therapeutic group, patients are acupucted Zhongzhu（SJ3） and Houxi （SI3） for treatment ; in the control group, patients take medicine （ Pill of Quick Effect to Cure Sciatica） for treatment. The effect of two groups is compared with main symptoms scoring before and after treatment. Results ： After treatment, patients＇ effects of the therapeutic group is much better than the control group（ P 〈 0.05） ; after 3 months follow-up, there are 17 relapse cases in the therapeutic group and 41 cases in the control group. The relapse rate of the therapeutic group is lower than the control group remarkably. Conclusion： Acupunting Zhongzhu（SJ3） and Houxi（SI3） can mediate meridians and relieve pain and spasm. That has extraordinary effect to treat sciatica.