Objective: To observe the relation between the pain threshold and the therapeutic effects ofacupuncture for sciatica. Methods: 90 sciatica patients were equally divided at random into the following3 groups: a warming ...Objective: To observe the relation between the pain threshold and the therapeutic effects ofacupuncture for sciatica. Methods: 90 sciatica patients were equally divided at random into the following3 groups: a warming acupuncture group treated with the needles warmed by burning moxa, a westernmedicine group administered Nimesulide tablets and a point-injection group with Anisodamine injected.The pain threshold was tested before treatment and after the first, second and third treatment courses.Results: The warming acupuncture therapy showed better therapeutic effects than the other two groupswith significant differences in the change of pain threshold and the improvement of clinical展开更多
文摘Objective: To observe the relation between the pain threshold and the therapeutic effects ofacupuncture for sciatica. Methods: 90 sciatica patients were equally divided at random into the following3 groups: a warming acupuncture group treated with the needles warmed by burning moxa, a westernmedicine group administered Nimesulide tablets and a point-injection group with Anisodamine injected.The pain threshold was tested before treatment and after the first, second and third treatment courses.Results: The warming acupuncture therapy showed better therapeutic effects than the other two groupswith significant differences in the change of pain threshold and the improvement of clinical