Abstract:Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine combined with percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) for lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Method: Sixty-four patients of LDH were randomly divided into study group and control group, 32 cases in each group. The study group was treated with use of PLDD and Chinese traditional drug (oral administration for 8 weeks), while the control group patients were treated by PLDD. All patients were followed up and the efficacy was evaluated by Japanese low back pain surgery score (JOA) and visual analog scale (VAS). Result: Compared with the controls, the study group showed decreased VAS in the first and second week after treatment significantly (P<0.01). After PLDD 1 month, 2months and 3 months, the study group still showed superior therapeutic effect than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Traditional Chinese medicine combined with PLDD for treatment of LDH can release pain, elevate therapeutic effect, and is worthy of clinical application.
