title: [Clinical observation on selection of acupoints on the same nerve segment for treatment of prolapxe of lumber intervertebral disc].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search for an effective therapy for prolapse of lumber intervertebral disc.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and sixteen cases of such disease were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=66) and a control group (n=50). They were treated respectively with needling acupoints at the same nervous segment and acupoints selected routinely. The clinical therapeutic effects after 2 and 3 courses were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cured and markedly effective rate of 2 courses and the cured rate of 3 courses were 90.9% and 74.2% in the treatment group, respectively, which were better than 66.0% and 32.0% in the control group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The acupoint selection of the same nervous segment is an effective therapy for prolapse of lumber intervertebral disc.
authors.affiliation: Section of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Zhejiang Provincial Tongde Hospital, Hangzhou 310012, China. wmq1117@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Mei-qian
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male