Clinical Study of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation Treated with Three-Dimensional Equilibrium Chiropractic Therapy Combined with Acupuncture
ZHANG Bo
SUN Guodong
WANG Juntao
LIU Bin
SHI Bin
Abstract：Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of three-dimensional equilibrium chiropractic therapy combined with acupuncture on lumbar intervertebral disc herniation(LIDH) and the influence on serum inter-leukin 6(IL-6) and calcitonin gene-related peptide(CGRP) levels. Methods:Seventy-three LIDH patients were randomized into two groups:the treatment group(n=37) was given three-dimensional equilibrium chiropractic therapy combined with acupuncture,while the control group(n=36) was only treated with acupuncture. After one-month treatment,the curative effects were observed and the scores of pain and other symptoms were quantified according to visual acuity scale (VAS) and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) Lower Back Pain Scale. Furthermore,enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) was used to detect serum IL-6 and CGRP levels. Results:The overall curative effect in the treatment group (94.59％) was significantly greater than that in the control group(77.78％)(P<0.05). VAS score in both groups were significantly lower than those before treatment(P<0.05),and the VAS score in the treatment group was better than that in the con-trol group(P<0.05). JOA scores in both groups were significantly higher than those before treatment(P<0.05),and in the treatment group they were better than those in the control group(P<0.05). Before treat-ment,the serum IL-6 and CGRP levels in both groups were markedly higher than those in the healthy group(P<0.05). After treatment the serum IL-6 and CGRP levels in both groups decreased significantly compared with before treatment(P<0.05),and in the treatment group they were better than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion:Three-dimen-sional equilibrium chiropractic therapy combined with acupuncture could effectively relieve the pain symptoms and improve lumbar functions of LIDH patients via regulating inflammatory cytokine IL-6 and CGRP.
Keywords：lumbar intervertebral disc herniationthree-dimensional equilibrium chiropractic therapyacupunctureinterleukin 6calcitonin gene-related peptide
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 129-131,164 )