WEN Ze-fa, NIU Shu-fang, ZENG Ling-you, et al. Yaotong Liuhesan Combined with Acupuncture in Treating Lumbar Disc Herniation with Syndrome of Blood Stasis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2018, 24(7): 217-222.
WEN Ze-fa, NIU Shu-fang, ZENG Ling-you, et al. Yaotong Liuhesan Combined with Acupuncture in Treating Lumbar Disc Herniation with Syndrome of Blood Stasis[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2018, 24(7): 217-222. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20180730.
Objective: To observe the efficacy of iron therapy of Yaotong Liuhesan combined with acupuncture in treating lumbar disc herniation (LDH) with syndrome of blood stasis
and investigate the mechanism. Method: Totally 120 cases were selected and randomly divided into treatment group and control group
with 60 cases in each group. Control group received the traction therapy by electric traction bed 1 time/day
30 min/time and etoricoxib tablets 1 tablet/time
qd. In addition to control group
treatment group was given Yaotong Liuhesan combined with acupuncture. Both groups were observed for 4 weeks. Scores of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome of blood stasis and scores of LDH function obstacle and M-JOA
and the efficacy were compared between both groups. Th17 level in peripheral blood and serum interleukin (IL) -17
IL-6
tumor necrosis factor (TNF) -α
IL-1β and vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF) were detected. Hemorheology index levels in both groups were measured before and after treatment. Result: After treatment
scores of TCM syndrome of blood stasis and LDH function obstacle
and M-JOA of treatment group were remarkably decreased when compared with control group (P<0.01). The efficacy rate of treatment group was 95%
which was superior to 80% of control group (P<0.05). In the 2nd and 4th weeks after treatment
Th17 in peripheral blood of treatment group was evidently lower than that of control group (P<0.01). After treatment
compared with control group
serum IL-17
IL-6
IL-1β
TNF-α and VEGF of treatment group were evidently decreased (P<0.01). Compared with control group
hemorheology index level of treatment group was obviously decreased (P<0.01). Conclusion: In addition to the conventional western medicine
iron therapy of Yaotong Liuhesan combined with acupuncture was also added to treat LDH with syndrome of blood stasis
and showed a better efficacy than the intervention with simple conventional western medicine. It could regulate the Th17