Observation on therapeutic effect of tendon-muscle picking therapy on myofascitis of back
Liang, S.-Y.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 28(8): 621-622
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0255-2930 PMID: 18767591 Document Number: 617804
To observe clinical therapeutic effect of tendon-muscle picking therapy on myofascitis of back. One hundred and twelve cases were randomly divided into a tendon-muscle picking therapy group and an electroacupuncture (EA) group, 56 cases in each group. The tendon-muscle picking therapy group were treated by picking pain tendon-muscle tubercles on the back, and the EA group by EA at Dazhu (BI. 11), Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15), Tianzong (SI 11) and Jiaji (EX-B 2). Their therapeutic effects were compared after treatment for 2 courses. The total effective rate was 89.3% in the tendon-muscle picking therapy group and 78.6% in the EA group with a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). Tendon-muscle picking therapy has a good therapeutic effect on myofascitis of back.