Abstract
The patient suffering from low bark pain with sciatica had a diagnosis of herniated lumbar intervertebral disc by lumbar-CT were treated and observed clinically from November. 1996 to May, 1997. The patient was divided into two classes such as follows ; the "A" group was 12 cases practiced with both the Dong-Si Acupuncture Treatment and the Electronic-Acupuncture Treatment, the "B" group was 9 cases only treated by Electronic-Acupuncture Treatment used of the Twelve-Meridian. The results compared "A" with "B" group were summarized as follows ; 1. The distribution of sex in the both A and B group was male 16 cases, female 5 cases. According to the distribution of age, The order was 7 cases at their thirties the most, 6 cases at their twenties, 5 cases at their forties. 2. According to the cases of getting sick, too much lifting something to be heavy was largely the most cause, $38.1\%$ and both the case due to much labor and the case of reason unknown were the second, $22.8\%$ each one. 3. According to the distribution of occupation, the order was that office workers were $33.1\%$ the most, labor, housewife and student were. $19.1\%$ each one. 4. According to the distribution of the clinical history duration, the order was that the most acute-phase was $38.1\%$ the most, acute-phase was $33.3\%$ and subacute-phase was$14.3\%$ the next. 5. According to the number of hernatied intervertebral disc, the order was that the number of one was $57.1\%$ the most, the number of two was $28.6\%$ the next. According to the level of herniated second. 6. According to the type of low back pain with sciatica, the Urinary Bladder Channel of Foot-Tai yang was $47.6\%$ the most, the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot-Shao yang and the mixedtype combined with two type above was $19.1\%$ each one. 7. According to the distribution of the grade of the clinical symptoms, the GRADE Ⅳ was $66.7\%$ the most, the GRADE Ⅲ was $23.8\%$ the second the GRADE Ⅱ $9.5\%$ the next. 8. According to the distribution of the grade of the clinical symptoms admitted at that time, all of the patient were distinguished with low back pain, sciatic pain, flexion-extension disorder and gait disturbance was showed by 12 cases, disturbance of rotation to right or left was showed by 16 cases. 9. According to the distribution of the duration of admission treatment ; In the order "A" group, 15-20days was $23.8\%$ the most, 8-14 days was $19.1\%$ the second and 22-28 days was $14.3\%$ the next. In the order "B" group, 29-35 days, 36-42 days, 43-29 days and 50-70 days were $9.5\%$ each one the most, 15-21 days was $4.8\%$ the next. 10. According to the result of treatment due to clinical history duration ; In the case of the most acute phase the" A" group was the excellent of 4 cases the most, the good of 3 cases the next and the "B" group was the good f 2 cases the most, the excellent of 1 case the next. In the case of the acute phase the "A" group was the excellent of 1 cases, the good of 2 cases and the "B" group was the good f 3 cases, the excellent of 1 case. 11. According to the result of treatment due to the grade of clinical symptoms ; In the case of the GRADE Ⅳ, the "A" group and the "B" group were the good of 5 cases, the improvement of 1 case. In the case of the GRADE Ⅲ, the "A" group was the good of 3 cases and the "B" group was the excellent and good of 1 case each one. 12. According to the result of treatment due to clinical symptoms ; In the result of treatment on the whole. the"A" group was distinguished more excellent than the "B" group. The case of the "A" group has particularly showed remarkable effect on the disorder of gait, flexion-extension and rotation. 13. According to the result of treatment duration ; In the case of the "A" group, the 15-21 days was the excellent of 4 cases, $33.3\%$, the 8-14 days and 22-28 days were the excellent and the good of 3 cases, $25.0\%$ each one. In the case of the "B" group, the 43-49 days and 50-70 days were the good of 2 cases, $20\%$ each one. 14. According to the result of treatment due to the angle of SLR ; In the case of the "A" group the improvement above $80^{\circ}\;was\;100\%$ and in the case of the "B" group the improvement above $80^{\circ}\;as\;88.9\%$. The next. the improvement above $60^{\circ}\;-80^{\circ}\;was\;11.1\%$. A point of view an average hospital days became improvement above $80^{\circ}$, it was 17.3 days in the case of the "A" group and 41.9 days in the case of the "B" group. 15. Lumbar flexion of admission at that time showed the positive effect of 21 cases, $100\%$ ; After the treatment The $100\%$ in the case of the "A" group became improvement to the grade Ⅰ, and the $88.9\%$ in the case of the "B" group became improvement to the grade Ⅰ but the $11.1\%$ in the case of the "B" group still relieved positive. 16. According to the treatment result of measurement of Paytone sign, Lasegue test, Milgram test, Ankle Dorsi-flexion and Ankle Plantar-flexion, the "A" group proved more excellent result than the "B" group at the whole. 17. According to the total treatment result ; In the case of the "A" group the excellent result was $58.3\%$ and the good result was $41.7\%$. In the case of the "B" group the excellent result was $22.2\%$, the good result was $66.7\%$, the improvement result was $11.1\%$.