Acupuncture Combined With Yanqing Zhitong Ointment Acupoint Application in Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

A Randomized Controlled Double-blind Study of Acupuncture Combined With Yanqing Zhitong Ointment Acupoint Application in the Treatment of Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

Carry out a randomized controlled double-blind study, the acupuncture combined with placebo application group was compared with the acupuncture combined with Yanqing Zhitong ointment acupoint application group, 86 patients with chronic non-specific low back pain were included.

Treatment group(acupuncture combined with Yanqing Zhitong ointment acupoint sticking) Acupoints for manual acupuncture:Weizhong(BL40), Shenshu(BL23) ,Dachangshu(BL25) ,Geshu(BL17) ,Kunlun(BL60) ,Ashi point Acupoints for sticking:According to the location of pain, we select acupuncture points along the meridian

Controal group(acupuncture combined with placebo application) Interventions are same as Treatment Group.

Both groups were treated 3 times a week for 4 weeks.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnostic of non-specific low back pain
2. Aage from 18 to 65
3. Last for at least 12 weeks
4. VAS between 4 and 7
5. No other treatment in the past 3 months
6. Patients with no partial skin damage
7. No other relevant treatment methods
8. Sign informed consent and informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnant women
2. Suffer from diabetes
3. With skin ulcers or contusion wounds
4. Past history of severe allergy to transdermal preparations
5. Complicated with serious diseases