ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2022
Effect of traditional Chinese manual therapy on alleviating pain and dysfunction of lumbar disc herniation: a randomized controlled pilot study.
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- Efficacy and safety evaluation of massage combined with traction for lumbar disc herniation: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Brain functional changes following spinal manipulation therapy in patients with lumbar disc herniation and chronic low back pain: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Tuina therapy plus resistance exercise vs. Tuina alone for mechanical neck pain: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Trial
- Comparative study of long-term efficacy of spinal fusion surgery and non-surgical treatment for chronic radicular lumbar disease.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Trial
- The Effect of Manual Therapy on Psychological Factors and Quality of Life in Lumbar Disc Herniation Patients: A Single Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
- Traditional Chinese Manual Therapy (Tuina) relieves neuropathic pain by regulating neuroplasticity: A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2026Article
- Manual Massage Therapy for Neuropathic Pain: Clinical Evidence and Mechanistic Insights.Pain research & management · 2026Review
- The risk factors of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture accompanied with thoracolumbar fascial injury: a single-center retrospective study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effects of Traditional Chinese Exercise Yijinjing on Disability and Muscle Strength Among Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Effects of Tuina combined with traditional Chinese exercises on function disability in patients with lumbar disc herniation: a multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Lumbar disc herniation reabsorption: a review of clinical manifestations, mechanisms, and conservative treatments.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of the Clinical Effect and Cerebral Mechanism of Tuina in Lumbar Disc Herniation: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Parallel Group Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
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- Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging reveals brain remodeling after Tuina therapy in neuropathic pain model.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effect of traditional Chinese manual therapy (TCMT) in alleviating pain and dysfunction in patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH).
methodsSixty-six patients with LDH were recruited as the study cohort and randomly assigned to an observation group and a control group. The patients in the observation group underwent TCMT, whereas those in the control group underwent conventional lumbar traction (LT). The observed indexes comprised primary index, which referred to clinical efficacy, and secondary indexes, which include Simplified McGill Pain Questionnaire, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), range of motion (ROM) of the lumbar spine, difference in muscle tone (MT) and pressure pain threshold (PPT) of the bilateral erector spinae, and serum inflammatory factor levels.
resultsThe total effective rate was significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group (96.67% vs. 66.67%,
conclusionTCMT has positive effects on alleviating pain and improving dysfunction of patients with LDH and helps in reducing serum inflammatory factor levels.
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