Acupuncture & Massage Therapy for Lumbar Disc Herniation - results from a new study

Acupuncture & Massage For Lumbar Disc Herniation


A new study - found that Acupuncture combined with Massage therapy is more effective for treating lumbar disc herniation (LDH) than coenzyme B12 injections combined with physiotherapy.

The acupuncture group achieved an overall effective rate of 96.7% and the injection therapy group had an 80.0% effective rate.


The injection group received intramuscular injections of 1.5 mg cobamamide (coenzyme B12) and oral administration of 840 mg Pagosid (Devil’s Claw) once per day.

For physiotherapy, the group received lower back traction three times per day and heat physiotherapy of low to medium intensity on the lumbosacral region for 20 minutes per day.

After the treatment, 20 patients in the acupuncture group fully recovered, seven showed marked improvement, two showed moderate improvement and one showed no improvement.

The overall effective rate of the Acupuncture group was much higher than that of the injection group.

According to the JOA scale and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the acupuncture group also significantly outperformed the injection group.


See more at: http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture-Continuing-Education-News/1291-acupuncture-massage-for-lumbar-disc-herniation-new-study#sthash.uUlyMHp5.dpuf


Also:

http://www.christchurch-osteopathy-acupuncture.co.nz/acupuncture/whatAcupunctureTreats.html