Nghiên cứu hiệu quả giảm đau và cải thiện chức năng sinh hoạt hàng ngày trong điều trị hội chứng thắt lưng hông do thoát vị đĩa đệm bằng bài thuốc thân thống trục ứ thang kết hợp điện châm và kéo giãn cột sống

Research objective: To assess the effects relieving pain and improvement of activities of daily living of the combining Than thong truc u thang decoction, electro - acupuncture and lumbar traction on treatment for lumbar-waist syndrome due to herniated lumbar disc. Method: Perspective clinical trial, comparisons of pre - post treatment with control group. The study recruited who were 110 patients, divided equally into two groups of study and control group. The treatment term had lasted for 30 days. Results and conclusion: The studying group had significantly better result in relieving pain and improvement of activities of daily living in comparison with the control one after 15 and 30 days of treatment. There was not any unexpected effect observed in this trial.