Clinical observation on the treatment of lumbodorsal myofascial pain syndrome with myofascial trigger points and meridian points
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Clinical observation on the treatment of lumbodorsal myofascial pain syndrome with myofascial trigger points and meridian points
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Intl J of Clin Acupunct (2016), Long, Jiajia; Zhuang, Xiaoqiang; Tan, Shusheng; Yan, Liyan.
Abstract
Objective: To observe the clinical effect of myofascial trigger points and meridian points in the treatment of lumbodorsal myofascial pain syndrome and explore a new comprehensive treatment mode. Method: 300 patients who met the diagnostic criteria were randomly divided into the myofascial trigger point group, the meridian group and the combination therapy group, with 100 patients in each group. All three groups all accepted routine clinical treatment. The myofascial trigger point group were treated with acupuncture at myofascial trigger points once a week, the meridian point group were treated with acupuncture at meridian points once a day, and the combination therapy group were treated with acupuncture at myofascial trigger points once a week and acupuncture at meridian points once a day. 6 days was defined as a course with rest for one day after each course. After 8 weeks, the curative effect before and after treatment among the three groups within each group was compared. Result: within-group comparison before and after treatment showed that the pain index, function index and indurative cords index of all three groups were significantly decreased (P<0.05); In terms of efficacy, the total effective rate of the combination therapy group was 96%, and that of the myofascial trigger point group was 85%, and meridian point group was 82%; comparison of the myofascial trigger point group and the meridian point group showed no significant difference (P>0.05), but there was a significant difference between the combination therapy group and the other two groups (<0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture at myofascial trigger points is as effective as acupuncture at meridian points in the treatment of lumbodorsal myofascial pain syndrome. The combination can improve treatment effect, and is worthy of further study and promotion.
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Intl J of Clin Acupunct
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English
issn
1047-1979
issue
4
page end
287
page start
284
volume
25