Clinical Study of Therapy of Dehydration Combined with Massage and Acupoint-injection for Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation

Objective:To observe the clinical effect of therapy of dehydration combined with massage and acupoint-injection for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.Methods: 118 patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation were randomly divided into two groups,59 cases in each group.The treated group was given 250mL 20% mannitol injection or aescine 20mg added in 250mL 5% glucose-saline additionally intravenous drip for seven days,then acupoint-injection with hydrochloric lidocaine 2～3mL and vitamin B_(12) 500mg three days after dehydration,and massage seven days after dehydration.The control group was treated by traditional lumbar traction combined with massage.Results: After three weeks' therapy,the cure ratio of the treated group was 47.4%,and gross efficient ratio was 98.3%;while the cure rate of the control group was 18.6%,gross efficient ratio 76.2%;there was statistical difference between two groups(P0.01).Conclusion:The therapy of dehydration combined with massage and acupoint-injection on lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is one of the safe,effective methods,which is superior to lumbar traction combined with massage,and deserving application on clinic.