Objective: To observe the short-term effects of addition and subtraction of Mahua Fuzi Xixin Tang combined with Yaosiwei in treating senile lumbocrural pain. Method: Totally 137 patients were divided into the control group (67 cases) and the observation group (70 cases) by random number table. The control group took Duzhong Zhuanggu capsules

4 grains/time

3 times/day. The observation group received the therapy of addition and subtraction of Mahua Fuzi Xixin Tang combined with Yaosiwei

1 dose/day. The courses of treatment were 4 weeks in both groups. Before and after the treatment

short form-McGill pain questionnaire (SF-MPQ)

Oswestry disability index (ODI)

World Health Organization's quality of life questionnaire-Brief version (WHOQOL-BREF)

activity of daily living (ADL) and scores of kidney yang insufficiency and cold dampness syndrome were measured. Result: Before and after the treatment

both groups showed declines in all SF-MPQ dimensions (P<0.01).All SF-MPQ dimensions in the observation group were lower than that in the control group (P<0.01). After the treatment

the scores of SF-MPQ

ODI

kidney yang insufficiency and cold dampness syndrome in the observation group were lower than that in the control group (P<0.01)

with a higher growth in ADL score than the control group (P<0.01). After the treatment

the observation group showed higher WHOQOL-BREF scores in physical

psychological and social dimensions and total score than the control group (P<0.01)

but with no statistical significance in differences in environment scores between the two groups. Conclusion: Addition and subtraction of Mahua Fuzi Xixin Tang combined with Yaosiwei can relieve pain of patients with senile lumbocrural pain

ameliorate their conditions and improve their viability and quality of live

with an obvious short-term effect.