Treatment of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Protrusion through Lumbar Plexus Block and Sciatic Nerve Block Guided by Nerve Stimulator<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> 陈素丽* 郝润中* 徐瑞玲* 李树人# *北京航天总医院麻醉科, 北京100076 #友谊医院麻醉科, 北京 100050 Su-Li Chen, Run-Zhong Hao, Rui-Ling Xu Department of Anesthesiology, 711 Hospital, BeiJing 100076, China ABSTRACT Objective: To observe the efficacy of lumbar plexus block and sciatic nerve block guided by nerve stimulator combined with medicine therapy and physical treatment on herniated lumbar intervertebral disk. Methods: Thirty patients suffering from herniated lumbar intervertebral disk were selected. The lumbar plexus block and the sciatic nerve block were performed once every week for five weeks according to the degree of pain relief. The clinic effect was evaluated before and after treatment with visual analogue scale (VAS). Results: The score of VAS was 9.32±0.58 before treatment. The scores of VAS on one week, two week, three week, four week and five week after treatment were respectively 6.60±0.35, 5.38±0.41, 4.20±0.50, 3.14±0.25 and 2.31±0.52. There was significant difference in VAS after treatment. Conclusions: The clinic effect of lumbar plexus block and sciatic nerve block guided by nerve stimulator with herniated lumbar intervertebral disk is efficient on relief pain .The therapy is safe for patient. Key Words: Nerve Stimulator; Lumbar intervertebral disk protrusion; Lumbar Plexus block; Sciatic Nerve block Corresponding Author: Su-Li Chen, Tel:13810603006, E-mail:hzyqwer@sina.com.cn |