[Correlativity of the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc with the area location of image].
OBJECTIVE
To probe into the correlativity of the therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined with traction on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc with the three-dimensional location.


METHODS
According to the three-dimensional location developed by HU You-gu, the position of the prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc in the spinal canal was located from the sagittal plain, frontal plain and horizontal plain. One hundred and thirty patients with prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc and completion of clinical data were treated with acupuncture, and the therapeutic effects were analyzed with three-dimensional location.


RESULTS
Among 98 cases in the effective group, 73 cases had the prolapse at the I plane in sagittal location, accounting for 74.49%, 82 cases had the prolapse at the 1, 2 zone in horizontal location, accounting for 83.68%, 52 cases had the prolapse at the a area in frontal location, accounting for 53.06%; among the 32 cases in the ineffective group, 10 cases had the prolapse at the I plane, accounting for 31.25%, 12 cases in the 1, 2 zone, accounting for 37.50%, 3 cases in the a area, accounting for 9.38%. There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups in the location.


CONCLUSIONS
The three-dimensional location can objectively show the size, direction, position, and the characteristics of the protruded discs, and correctly infer the pathological changes of the affected nerve root. Acupuncture combined with tract has a better effect on I plane, 1-2 zone, and a area.
Doumen District Qiaoli Hospital of TCM, Zhuhai 519125, China. zhdmly35@yahoo.com
Liang
L
Yue
Pi
P
Min
Wen-jun
WJ
Dai
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000628:therapy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D011391:Prolapse