Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (44): 7211-7216.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.44.029

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Application of Tuina manipulation for lumbar disc herniation: literature analysis in recent 10 years

Li Ju-bao1, 2, Xiong Qi-liang1, Qu Shang-ke1, He Jing-zhe1, Deng Ying1, Jia Tao1, 2, Li Yan1, 2, Yi Hong-chi1, 2   

  1. 1Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650000, Yunnan Province, China; 2Yunnan Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Osteoarthrosis Treatment Center, Kunming 650000, Yunnan Province, China
  • Online:2014-10-22 Published:2014-10-22
  • Contact: Yi Hong-chi, Attending physician, Lecturer, Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650000, Yunnan Province, China; Yunnan Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Osteoarthrosis Treatment Center, Kunming 650000, Yunnan Province, China
  • Supported by:

    a grant from Yunnan Provincial Applied Basic Research Plan, No. 2011FB146 and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81460736

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The currently published literatures about Tuina manipulation for lumbar disc herniation include clinical observations, retrospective study and summary of clinical experience, which have shortcomings in the study design, choice of cases and outcome measures. Reviews may enroll randomized and intended references, and has no analysis or evaluation on the quality of involved literatures, leading to the bias and subjective views.
OBJECTIVE: To research the application laws of Tuina manipulation for treating lumbar disc herniation through literature analysis within 10 years.
METHODS: The key words of “lumbar disc herniation, traditional Chinese medicine, Tuina, manipulation, massage, rehabilitation, poking channels, point pressing, palpating pressing, and finger pressing” in Chinese were used to search the literature about Tuina manipulation in treatment of lumbar disc herniation within recent 10 years published in the Wanfang database, Vip database and CNKI database. The top 20 manipulations of Tuina for lumbar disc herniation were and statistical analyzed with hierarchical clustering statistical method.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The hierarchical clustering analysis results showed that, Tuina manipulations for lumbar disc herniation are as follows: (1) manipulations acted on soft tissue, including rolling, holding, pushing and pressing; (2) manipulations acted on acupuncture point, including Urinary Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang acupuncture points (Shengshu, Dachangshu, Guanyuanshu, Zhibian, Chengfu, Weizhong, Chengshan and Kunlun), Gall Bladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang acupuncture points (Huantiao and Yanglingquan), Yaoyangguan point in Du Meridian, Zusanli point in Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming, and tender points; (3) manipulations acted on human bones and joints, including waist inclined pull method, waist back-stretching method, pelvic traction method and straight-leg raising method. The findings indicate that the potential application laws of Tuina manipulation for treating lumbar disc herniation are given priority to pressing acupuncture points (Urinary Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang acupuncture point, Gall Bladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang acupuncture point, Du Meridian, Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming acupuncture point and tender points), at the same time companied with manipulations acted on soft tissue (rolling, holding, pushing spinal method), and bones and joints (waist inclined pull method, waist back-stretching method, pelvic traction method and straight-leg raising method).


中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程


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Key words: lumbar vertebrae, intervertebral disk displacement, manipulation, spinal

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