Clinical observation on the treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion with electroacupuncture, TDP plus Tuina

One hundred and twenty-eight cases of lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion were randomly divided into treatment group, in which 70 cases were treated with electroacupuncture, TDP plus Tuina, and control group, in which 58 cases were treated with electroacupuncture plus TDP. The curative rate in the treatment group was higher than that in the control group (64.3% vs 31.0%,P<0.01). The total effective rate was 100% in the treatment group, 91.3% in the control group; the effect of the former was better than that of the latter (P<0.05).