Ma's bamboo-based medicinal moxibustion therapy of low back pain in lumbar disc herniation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a common and frequently occurring disease in clinics. Low back pain and sciatica are the presenting symptoms of LDH. To some extent, it can be considered that measures with the capability to improve low back pain or sciatica have the potential to treat LDH. Ma's bamboo-based medicinal moxibustion therapy can effectively reduce the degree of low back pain and has been widely used. Studies of small sample size have seen significant improvement on pain relief. The aim of this trial is to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Ma's bamboo-based medicinal moxibustion therapy in the treatment of LDH low back pain.

Methods/design

The trial is a multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, non-inferiority study. Three hundred and twelve p

SUBMITTER: Wang XZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9145155 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature