title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of deeply needling Qiangji 4 points on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare therapeutic effects of deeply needling Qiangji 4 points and routine acupuncture therapy on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and seventy-nine cases were randomly divided into 2 groups, deeply needling group (n=140) and routine acupuncture group (n=139). The deeply needling group were treated with deeply needling Qiangji 4 points, and the routine acupuncture group with acupuncture at Qihaishu (BL 24), Dachangshu (BL 25), Guanyuanshu (BL 26), Xiaochangshu (BL 27) into routine deep. Their therapeutic effects were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At the end of the first therapeutic course, the cured rate was 42.1% in the deeply needling group and 28.1% in the routine acupuncture group with significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05), and at the end of the second course, the cured rate was 82.9% in the deeply needling group and 46.8% in the routine acupuncture group with a very significant difference between the two groups (P<0.005).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic effect of deeply needling Qiangji 4 points on prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc is significantly better than that of routine acupuncture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Rugao Municipal Hospital of TCM, Jiangsu 226500, China.
authors.forename: Rui-ping
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: She
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged