椎间盘内电热疗法治疗盘源性腰痛临床观察

Therapeutic effect of intradiscal electrothermal therapy for discogenic low back pain

目的观察椎间盘内电热疗法治疗盘源性腰痛的临床效果及其并发症。方法 40例盘源性腰痛患者,使用椎间盘内电热疗法进行治疗,观察手术前后VAS疼痛评分、Oswestry功能障碍指数评定的功能状态及手术并发症等变化。结果经椎间盘内电热疗法治疗后,患者疼痛评分明显降低,功能状态明显改善,优良率达到80%以上,无严重并发症发生。结论椎间盘内电热疗法能快速缓解患者疼痛,显著改善患者功能状态,并发症少,是治疗盘源性腰痛的一种安全、有效的方法。

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and complications of intradiscal electrothermal therapy fortreatment of discogenic low back pain.Methods Forty patients with discogenic low back pain were treated with intradiscal electrothermal therapy,and the changes in the VAS,functional status and complications afterthe treatment were analyzed.Results The VAS score was decreased and the functional status improved obviously afterthe treatment,which caused no severe complications.Conclusion Intradiscal electrothermal therapy is safe and effective to rapidly achieve pain relief and obviously improve the functional status of patients with discogenic low back pain with few complications.