Clinical Observation of Acupuncture Combined with Massage Manipulation on Treating Facet Joints Disorder

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture combined with massage manipulation on treating facet joints disorder. Methods: 64 cases were randomly divided into the treatment group and the controlled group,each group was 32 cases. The treatment group was treated by acupuncture combined with massage manipulation,the controlled group was treated by simple massage manipulation as treatment group,2 days 1 time,3 times to be a period of treatment,total treatment 6 times, and in before and after treatment used McGill scale to evaluate. Results: After the treatment,7 cases was cured,22 cases was better,3 cases was invalid in the treatment group,the total effective rate was 90. 6%; 7 cases was cured,20 cases was better, 5 cases was invalid in the controlled group,the total effective rate was 84. 4%. McGill scale evaluation: After the treatment, the PRI,VAS and PPI of both groups of patients were significantly lower( P 0. 001),and the dropped degree had significant difference( P 0. 05). Conclusion: Acupuncture combined with massage manipulation for thoracic spinal with small joint disorders has a certain extent of therapeutic effect and is better than simple massage manipulation.