Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Certain methods can reduce the contents of herniated disks and the internal pressure of disks, and can reset tissue of the herniated disks in clinic.
OBJECTIVE: To observe changes of nucleus pulposus size of lumbar disc herniation before and after therapy.
METHODS: Sixty selected patients suffering with lumbar disc herniation were randomly divided into three treatment groups in proper order using the random numbers: Touzhen group, Correct-rachi group, the conjunction of Touzhen and Correct-rachi group. The patients were treated with different methods. Another 20 healthy people were selected as normal control group, in order to observe whether the herniated lumbar disc nucleus pulposus can return to home position through taking different treatments.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There was no remarkable difference in herniated nucleus pulposus size among the three treatment groups when compared with normal control group (P < 0.01); there was no significant difference in herniated nucleus pulposus size among the three treatment groups either before or after different treatments (P > 0.05). As for the curative effect, there was no significant difference among three treatment groups (P > 0.05). There is no remarkable difference in resetting herniated nucleus pulposus of lumbar disc herniation after accepting the three treatments.