Japanese Acupuncture - Current Research Current Acupuncture Treatment for Acquired Lumbar Canal Stenosis in Japan
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Spinal nerve root electroacupuncture for symptomatic treatment of lumbar spinal canal stenosis unresponsive to standard acupuncture: a prospective case series.
OBJECTIVE To study the effectiveness of electroacupuncture of the spinal nerve root using a selective spinal nerve block technique for the treatment of lumbar and lower limb symptoms in patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis. METHODS Subjects were 17 patients with spinal canal stenosis who did not respond to 2 months of general conservative treatment and conventional acupuncture. Under x-...
متن کاملA comparative study of three conservative treatments in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: lumbar spinal stenosis with acupuncture and physical therapy study (LAP study)
BACKGROUND Although the efficiency of conservative management for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) has been examined, different conservative management approaches have not been compared. We have performed the first comparative trial of three types of conservative management (medication with acetaminophen, exercise, and acupuncture) in Japanese patients with LSS. METHODS Patients with L5 root radi...
متن کاملAcupuncture Treatment for Low Back Pain and Lower Limb Symptoms—The Relation between Acupuncture or Electroacupuncture Stimulation and Sciatic Nerve Blood Flow
To investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture treatment for lumbar spinal canal stenosis and herniated lumbar disc and to clarify the mechanisms in an animal experiment that evaluated acupuncture on sciatic nerve blood flow. In the clinical trial, patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis or herniated lumbar disc were divided into three treatment groups; (i) Ex-B2 (at the disordered leve...
متن کاملEffects of lumbar acupuncture stimulation on blood flow to the sciatic nerve trunk--an exploratory study.
INTRODUCTION Acupuncture may have a role in the treatment of intermittent claudication of the cauda equina due to lumbar spinal canal stenosis. The aim of this study was to explore the possible physiological mechanisms. METHODS In a laboratory experiment, manual acupuncture was performed at a point adjacent to the sixth lumbar vertebra of 13 animals and its effect on sciatic nerve blood flow ...
متن کاملAcupuncture for Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain.
Background: Chronic pain caused by lumbar stenosis remains a challenging clinical issue. There is a lack of consensus about the use of acupuncture as a potential treatment for lumbar stenosis. Objective: The aim of this study was to review experience with using acupuncture treatment for decreasing pain symptoms and improving functional mobility and activities of daily living (ADL) in patients w...
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تاریخ انتشار 2007