43. ĐÁNH GIÁ HIỆU QUẢ GIẢM ĐAU CỦA PHƯƠNG PHÁP ĐIỆN CHÂM GIÁP TÍCH VÙNG THẮT LƯNG SO VỚI ĐIỆN CHÂM THEO NGUYÊN TẮC NGUYÊN LẠC TRÊN BỆNH NHÂN ĐAU THẮT LƯNG DO THOÁI HÓA CỘT SỐNG

Abstract

Objective: Evaluation of the pain relief effectiveness of electroacupuncture at “jajie” points and electroacupuncture at “yuan-luo” points in patients with low back pain from spinal degeneration.

Subject and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study, combined to evaluate the treatment effectiveness of two electroacupuncture methods in patients with low back pain from spinal degeneration. A total of 88 patients were randomly assigned to two groups (group 1 is electroacupuncture at “jajie” points, group 2 is electroacupuncture at “yuan-luo” points).

Results: After 14 days of treatment, the VAS score decreased significantly with group 1 from 6.25 ± 0.58 to 2.41 ± 0.79 and group 2 from 6.46 ± 0.59 to 2.00 ± 0.72. According to the survey, the VAS score, the Schober index and the hand - soil index improved significantly in 2 groups compared to before treatment (p < 0.001). The difference between two groups was statistically significant (p < 0.05).

Conclusions: Electroacupuncture at “yuan-luo” points showed better pain relief effect compared to electroacupuncture at “jajie” points in patients with low back pain from spinal degeneration.