ĐÁNH GIÁ HIỆU QUẢ LÂM SÀNG CỦA XOA BÓP BẤM HUYỆT, HÀO CHÂM VÀ CHƯỜM ẤM TRÊN NGƯỜI BỆNH ĐAU THẮT LƯNG DO THOÁI HÓA CỘT SỐNG THẮT LƯNG TẠI TRUNG TÂM Y TẾ HUYỆN TÂN HỒNG, TỈNH ĐỒNG THÁP

Abstract

Background: According to modern medicine, low back pain can be caused by many different factors, of which degeneration is a common cause. Objective: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of acupressure massage, acupuncture and warm compress on patients with low back pain due to lumbar spine degeneration at Tan Hong District Medical Center, Dong Thap Province. Materials and methods: A clinical intervention methods, with control on patients with low back pain due to lumbar spine degeneration were treated as inpatients during the day at Tan Hong District Medical Center, Dong Thap province from June 2024 to April 2025 Results: 100% of patients achieved good results, improved pain symptoms according to VAS scale (severe pain 8.57%, moderate pain 91.43% down to 80% mild pain, 20% no pain in the study group; Control group 11.43% severe pain, 88.57% moderate pain down to 2.86% moderate pain, 97.14% mild pain) of acupressure massage, acupuncture and herbal warm compress (mugwort and salt). Conclusions: The combination of herbal warm compress (mugwort and salt), acupressure, massage, and fine needling acupuncture demonstrated superior pain-relieving efficacy compared to acupressure, massage, and acupuncture without the warm compress in patients with lumbar spine degeneration.