Observations on the Therapeutic Effect of Abdominal Acupuncture on Lumbar Intervertebral disc Herniation

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of abdominal acupuncture in treating lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.Methods Eighty patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation were randomly allocated to a treatment group of 42 cases and a control group of 38 cases.The treatment group received abdominal acupuncture and the control group,body acupuncture.The therapeutic effects were compared after 3 courses of treatment.Results The cure and marked efficacy rate was 81.0% in the treatment group and 57.9% in the control group;there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups(P0.05).Conclusion Abdominal acupuncture is an effective way to treat lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.