Objectives : The objective of this study was to observe the positive effects of acupuncture and bee-venom acupuncture treatment on lumbar hypolordosis.
Methods : Acupuncture and bee-venom acupuncture were performed twice a week for 30 days to treat patients with low back pain patients showing a Cobb's angle [L1-S1] of less than 35˚(treatment group = 20, control group = 13). Lumbar lordosis(Cobb's angle [L1-S1], Centroid angle [L1-S1]) was measured using an L-spine Lat. X-ray before and after treatment. Pain scales(VAS scale, ODI) were also was measured before and after treatment. SPSS 12K for Windows was used for statistical analysis of the results.
Results :
1. VAS and ODI decreased significantly in the treatment group.
2. Lumbar lordosis, presented by Cobb's angle, increased significantly from 25.00±7.06˚ to 30.95±10.02˚(p=0.006). The increase of Cobb's angle in the treatment group 5.95±8.60˚, and that of the control group was -3.08±8.41˚(p=0.006). The increase of the Centroid angle of the treatment group was 3.85±8.83˚, and that of the control group was -2.92±7.63˚(p=0.031).
3. Cobb's angle and Vas scale showed a significant correlation coefficient of -0.250(p=0.043). Increase of Cobb's angle and decrease of Vas scale showed a significant correlation coefficient of 0.420(p=0.015).
Conclusions : Acupuncture and bee-venom acupuncture were verified to have a positive effect on pain alleviation of lumbar lordosis decreased patients while also affecting lumbar lordosis to be increased as a result of structural changes. It was also shown that lumbar hypolordosis has significant correlation with pain.