Clinical observations on treatment of lumbodorsal myofascitis by acupuncture plus point injection

Objective To investigate the efficacy of acupuncture plus point injection for treating lumbodorsal myofascitis.Methods Ninety-eight patients were randomly allocated by lot to acupuncture plus point injectiona dn acupuncture groups.The same method of selecting points was used for acupuncture.Point injection at a tender spot was added in the acupuncture plus point injection group.Results and Conclusion The total response rate was 96.6% in the acupuncture plus point injection group and 75.0% in the acupuncture group;there was a significant difference (P0.01),indicating that the curative effect was significantly better in the the acupuncture plus point injection group than in the acupuncture group.