Effect of Chinese medicine keritherapy on quality of life in patients with TCM qi stagnation and blood stasis type lumbar disc herniation

Objective To explore the effect of Chinese medicine keritherapy on quality of life in patients with TCM qi stagnation and blood stasis type lumbar disc herniation,and its value of clinical application. Methods Total 158 cases of TCM qi stagnation and blood stasis type lumbar disc herniation in our hospital from March,2014 to March,2016 were enrolled and divided into control and experimental group according to the methods of treatment and nursing with 79 cases in each group.The control group received the conventional treatment and nursing,while the experimental group received additional Chinese medicine keritherapy intervention.The improvement of quality of life and lumbar intervertebral disc function,and the skin temperature and inflammation state were compared and analyzed. Results There were no significant difference in SF-36 score between the two groups before the treatment and nursing (P>0.05);After the treatment and nursing,SF-36 score and lumbar intervertebral disc function were improved more obviously,the difference between the two groups was significant (P<0.01);after the treatment,the skin temperature of experimental group significantly decreased,the inflammatory reaction significantly reduced,the difference between the two groups had statistically significant (P<0.01). Conclusion The Chinese medicine keritherapy based on the routine nursing care can reduce the inflammatory reaction and improve the quality of life and lumbar intervertebral disc function in patients with TCM qi stagnation and blood stasis type lumbar disc herniation.