Chronic nonspecific low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
test group:Electroacupuncture + bleeding and cupping
Healthy Control Group:The control group for health does not undergo electroacupuncture or pricking and cupping therapy.
Sponsors
Shaanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for the patient group: 1.Meets both Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic criteria. 2.Gender is not restricted, age is between 18 and 60 years (including 18 and 60). 3.Recurrent episodes of low back pain, with a duration greater than 3 months. 4.Willing to undergo this treatment method and sign an informed consent form. Inclusion criteria for the healthy control group: 1.Aged between 20 and 40 years (including 20 and 40), with 5 participants of each gender. 2.VAS score = 3 points. 3.Not meeting any of the exclusion criteria mentioned .
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Have serious liver, kidney, stomach, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, hematopoietic system and other diseases, as well as mental system diseases; 2. Previous history of waist surgery; 3. Pregnant or lactating women; 4. Those with skin damage or skin disease at the treatment site; 5. Infectious diseases occurred within the past 2 weeks.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale, VAS; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oswestry Disability Index,ODI;Inflammatory cells and factors (inflammatory cells, IL-1ß, IL-6, TNF-a); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJi Changchun
Shaanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion,
Outcome results
None listed