Effect of acupuncture on pain management in patients before and after lumbar disc protrusion surgery--a randomized control study
Item
Title
Effect of acupuncture on pain management in patients before and after lumbar disc protrusion surgery--a randomized control study
Author(s)
Journal Publication
Date
2000
volume
28(1)
pages
25-33
Research Type
RCT
Keywords
Abstract
Management of acute and chronic low back and leg pain often includes the use of acupuncture. The effectiveness of this form of therapy is dependent upon compliance, which in turn is dependent on availability, response, treatment of proper acupoints, and the placebo effect. We hypothesized that classical acupuncture would be more effective than placebo acupuncture. One hundred and thirty-two patients with acute and chronic low back and leg pain were examined before and after surgery for lumbar disc protrusion. Diagnosis was based on CT and MRT findings. Patients received acupuncture drug-free throughout the study period. The visual analogue scale was used to assess pain intensity before and after (i.e. 30 min. 60 min. 2 h and 6 h) acupuncture. Classical acupuncture resulted in a significant reduction in pain that become increasingly stronger during the 6h study period. Placebo acupuncture lead to same early pain relief that did not reach statistic significant and then declined thereafter
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has health condition studied
Back Pain
plan
>1/WK
has study population number
145
has duration
1 Week