Electroacupuncture assisted by squatting stances for lumbar disc herniation: 128 cases

ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of lumbar disc herniation treated with electroacupuncture (EA) assisted by squatting stances.MethodsOne hundred and twenty-eight patients with lumbar disc herniation were randomly divided into the EA assisted by squatting stances group (group A, 64 cases) and the EA group (group B, 64 cases) in accordance with the random number table. The group B was treated with EA combined with low frequency therapeutic apparatus and massage while the group A was treated with EA, low frequency and massage assisted by squatting stances.ResultsClinical curative effect in the group A was significantly better than that of the group B (93.8% vs 82.8%) and the one-year recurrence rate of the group A was significantly lower than that of the group B (10.9% vs 25.0%).Conclusionswalking ability is effectively improved by EA assisted by squatting stances, which could prevent recurrence of lumbar disc herniation.