Objective: To observe the efficacy of small needle knife combined with hot compress powder in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Method: A total of 78 patients with lumbar disc herniation in the Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine from May 2020 to November 2020 were selected and randomly divided into treatment group and control group, with 39 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated with small needle knife combined with hot compress powder, while the control group was treated with physiotherapy combined with hot compress powder. After 4 courses of treatment (1 course was 7 days), the clinical efficacy, VAS score, and the changes of flexion and retrograde Angle were compared between 2 groups. Results: After treatment, the clinical efficacy, flexion Angle and retrograde Angle of the treatment group were significantly better than those of the control group, and the VAS score of the treatment group was significantly lower than that of the control group. Conclusion: Small needle knife combined with hot compress powder has obvious curative effect in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation, worthy of clinical promotion.

Zhuang Liang, Bo Dong. Treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation with small needle knife combined with hot compress powder of the Clinical effect observation. International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine (2021), Vol. 3, Issue 2: 26-30. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFM.2021.030206.

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