title: [Clinical study on analgesic effect of Huaisanzhen on the nerve root pain due to prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search for an effective therapy for the nerve root pain caused by prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and ninety-two cases were randomly divided into a Huaisanzhen group of 96 cases, a drug control group of 48 cases and an acupuncture control group of 48 cases. The Huaisanzhen group were treated by Huaisanzhen therapy, the drug control group by intramuscular injection of aspirin-DL-lysine and the acupuncture control group by routine acupuncture.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The time inducing analgesic effect was shorter, the effect-lasting time was longer, and the analgesic effect and the comprehensive therapeutic effect were better in the treatment group as compared with the two control groups with very significant differences (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Huaisanzhen therapy has a better analgesic effect on the nerve root pain due to prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of TCM, Zhengzhou 450008, China. youlong666@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: You-Long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yi-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jian-Hui
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Shi-Qing
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guo-Sheng
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D011391:Prolapse
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics