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Several studies have reported that acupuncture is effective for treatment of acute lumbar sprain, but they neglected to consider that acupuncture cannot remarkably improve lumbar activity.
Acupuncture-movement
therapy is a recent treatment method for some locomotor diseases and nervous
system diseases. This study showed that, immediately after and 24h after
treatment, a crucial reduction in the VAS and RMQ scores in the AM group was
revealed. Hence, this therapy improves lumbar activity and has an adequate
long-term analgesic effect.
Several studies
have reported that acupuncture is effective for treatment of acute lumbar
sprain, but they neglected to consider that acupuncture cannot remarkably
improve lumbar activity. We performed a randomized controlled trial to evaluate
the effect of acupuncture-movement therapy versus conventional acupuncture in
the treatment of acute lumbar sprain.
Sixty patients
were randomized into four groups: the acupuncture-movement (AM) group, sham
acupuncture-movement (SAM) group, conventional acupuncture (CA) group, and
physical therapy (PT) group. Patients in the AM group were treated with
acupuncture at Yintang (EX-HN 3) and exercise of the lumbar region during
acupuncture. Patients in the SAM group were treated with sham acupuncture at
Yintang (EX-HN 3) and exercise of the lumbar region during sham acupuncture.
Conventional acupuncture was performed in the CA group, and physical therapy
was applied in the PT group. Each treatment lasted for 20 min. Patients were
assessed before and after treatment using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the
Roland Morris Questionnaire (RMQ).
The VAS and RMQ
scores in the AM group were significantly lower after than before treatment (P
< 0.01). The AM group reported lower RMQ scores in after-treatment and 24 h.
after treatment and lower VAS score in 24 h after treatment in comparison with
those of the CA, SAM, and PT groups (P < 0.05).
Acupuncture-movement
therapy is effective for treating acute lumbar sprain with a persistent
pain-relief and remarkable improvement of lumbar activity. Movement, that is,
lumbar exercise during acupuncture, enhances the effect of acupuncture.
J Tradit Chin Med 2016 Feb 15; 36(1): 19-25
Acupuncture-movement therapy for acute lumbar sprain: a randomized controlled clinical trial
Lin Ruizhu et al.
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