Ganiyu Sokunbi Oluwaleke, Gujba Kachalla Fatimah
Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria.
Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria.
J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2015 Feb;8(1):48-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2014.08.002. Epub 2014 Sep 18.
The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of acupuncture, core-stability exercises, and treadmill 12-minute walking exercises in treating patients with postsurgical lumbar disc herniation. A 34-year-old woman with a history lumbar disc prolapse who had undergone lumbar disc surgery on two different occasions was treated using acupuncture, core-stability exercises, and treadmill walking exercises three times per week for 12 weeks. The outcome measures used in this study were pain intensity, spinal range of movement, and general health. After 12 weeks of treatment, the patient had made improvement in terms of pain, which was reduced from 9/10 to 1/10. In a similar vein, the patient's general health showed improvement of >100% after 12 weeks of treatment. Pre-treatment scores of spinal flexion and left-side flexion, which measured 20 cm and 12 cm, respectively, increased to 25 cm and 16 cm after 12 weeks of treatment. This study showed that acupuncture, core-stability exercises, and treadmill walking exercises were useful in relieving pain, increasing spinal range of movement, and improving the health of a patient with postsurgical lumbar disc herniation.
本研究的目的是探讨针刺、核心稳定性训练和跑步机12分钟步行训练对腰椎间盘突出症术后患者的治疗效果。一名34岁有腰椎间盘突出病史且曾两次接受腰椎间盘手术的女性患者，接受针刺、核心稳定性训练和跑步机步行训练，每周3次，共12周。本研究使用的结局指标为疼痛强度、脊柱活动范围和总体健康状况。经过12周的治疗，患者的疼痛得到改善，从9/10降至1/10。同样，治疗12周后患者的总体健康状况改善超过100%。治疗前脊柱前屈和左侧屈的测量值分别为20厘米和12厘米，经过12周治疗后分别增加到25厘米和16厘米。本研究表明，针刺、核心稳定性训练和跑步机步行训练有助于缓解疼痛、增加脊柱活动范围并改善腰椎间盘突出症术后患者的健康状况。
