A Randomized Clinical Study on Acupuncture Therapy for Relieving Sciatica Caused by Lumbar Disc Herniation
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چکیده
Acupuncture has been proved to be effective in many diseases, but the effect of acupuncture on sciatica caused by lumbar disc herniation is not clear. Our aim was explore efficacy and safety herniation. A total 73 patients with our hospital were selected randomly divided into study group (acupuncture, n=37) control (sham acupuncture, n=36). The results showed that there no significant differences leg pain visual analogue scale, low back scale or Oswestry Disability Index score at baseline between group. Compared baseline, both groups improved significantly score. During treatment, improvements all faster for However, this short term benefit therapy longer 16th w. In addition, achieved a rate perceived recovery. terms safety, safe without obvious side effects. can effectively relieve early stage used as an important auxiliary means treatment.
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0250-474X', '1998-3743']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.spl.284