Objective： To assess the clinical effect of warm needling therapy in managing sciatica. Methods： Fifty patients with sciatica were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 25 in each. The treatment gro...Objective： To assess the clinical effect of warm needling therapy in managing sciatica. Methods： Fifty patients with sciatica were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 25 in each. The treatment group received warm needling therapy, and the control received ordinary acupuncture therapy. The treatment effects were assessed after three treatment sessions. Results： The cured rate and total effective rate were 68.0% and 88.0% respectively in the treatment group, versus 36.0% and 66.0% in the control, and the differences were statistically significant （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Warm needling therapy can effectively improve the clinical symptoms in managing sciatica, with better effects compared with ordinary acupuncture therapy.展开更多
文摘Objective： To assess the clinical effect of warm needling therapy in managing sciatica. Methods： Fifty patients with sciatica were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 25 in each. The treatment group received warm needling therapy, and the control received ordinary acupuncture therapy. The treatment effects were assessed after three treatment sessions. Results： The cured rate and total effective rate were 68.0% and 88.0% respectively in the treatment group, versus 36.0% and 66.0% in the control, and the differences were statistically significant （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Warm needling therapy can effectively improve the clinical symptoms in managing sciatica, with better effects compared with ordinary acupuncture therapy.
