Lumbar disc herniation
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment group (digital electric fire needle group):Digital electric fire needle Therapy
Control group (Pseudo-fire Needle group):Pseudo-fire Needle Therapy
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18~65 years old; Male or female is not limited; 2. Meet the diagnostic criteria of lumbar disc herniation in traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and the protrusion site is L4/5~L5/S1; 3. Occur with at least one symptom of lumbar disc herniation: low back pain or hip pain; pain and/or numbness in the lower extremities; radiating pain in the lower extremities; 4. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score >=4 points; 5. Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5~24 kg/m^2; 6. Volunteer to participate in this trial, understand and sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who have lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar spondylolisthesis, lumbar infectious diseases, and lumbar spine tumors; 2. Lumbar spine fracture, severe osteoporosis, bone destruction caused by bone tumors, etc. with similar symptoms to LDH. 3. Meet the surgical indications for lumbar disc herniation emergencies, such as fecal incontinence and saddle paresthesia caused by compression of the cauda equina nerve, paralysis of the muscles of the lower extremities or sensory disturbances caused by single nerve paralysis, etc.; 4. Those with severe mental illness and cognitive dysfunction; 5. Patients with diabetes mellitus with poor blood sugar control, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system, and patients with acute infectious diseases; 6. Those who have ulcers, unexplained lumps and bleeding on the skin at the waist acupuncture points are not suitable for acupuncture intervention; or abnormal coagulation function; 7. Pregnant or lactating women; 8. Participating in other clinical trial investigators;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| JOA Low Back Pain Score;Modified Oswestry Disability Index;IL-6;TNF-a;CXCL12; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWang Shuxin
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed