三步针罐疗法治疗腰腿痛的疗效分析

Clinical analysis on therapeutic effectiveness of three-step therapy of acupuncture and cupping in lumbocrural pain

目的 观察三步针罐疗法治疗腰腿痛（腰椎间盘突出症）的临床疗效,分析其病因、病理和治疗原理。方法 将160例患者随机分为治疗组（用三步针罐疗法）120例,对照组（用常规针刺法）40例,观察两组患者症状、体征改善程度和临床疗效。结果 治疗组的腰腿痛强度、腰部活动度和总体状况的改善程度与对照组有显著性差异（P<0.01,P<0.05）,临床疗效明显优于对照组（P<t0.05）,且治疗组见效快,所需治疗时间短。结论 三步针罐疗法治疗该病疗效确切,见效快。其治疗机制主要是减轻突出的椎间盘对神经、血管的压迫,消除受损神经根的炎症性病变。

Objective To observe the clinical effect of three-step acupuncture and cupping therapy on lumbocrural pain and to analyse the curative mechanism , pathogenesis and its etiology. Methods 160 cases were randomly divided into treatment group(120 cases,treated with TSTAC) and the control group(40 cases,treated with routine acupuncture). We observed mainly the improving degree of the patient's symptoms and physical signs, and compared the comprehensive clinic effect of the two groups. Results There was a significant difference between the two groups in the improving degrees of the patients lumbocrural pain, lumbar action and general condition Conclusions The three-step therapy of acupuncture and cupping was very effective to the lesion. Its therapeutic machnism might be to alleviate the constriction of the protrusive disc on nerves and blood vessles, resulting in relief of inflammatory disorders of the injured nerve roots.