The results of treatment of chronic back pain in Derangement of sacroiliac joint by massage therapy of Mongolian medicine

Abstract

Background: In recent years, due to the changes in the workplace, lifestyle, and daily routines following the development of society and economy, stiff back pain due to long periods of sitting or lack of movement due to trafÏc has been increasing year by year among the population, and the tendency of chronic back pain is increasing. Back pain during sacroiliac joint syndrome accounts for 22% of the total pain, and it hurts in the lower part of the back, near the buttocks, 10 centimeters above the sacrum, because the patient feels painful and radiating pain when sitting up and lying. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroid injections, and physical therapy have been used clinically, up till now no research has been conducted to evaluate the results of Mongolian traditional medicine massage therapy. Aim: To evaluate the results of treatment of chronic back pain in sacroiliac joint syndrome using massage therapy of Mongolian medicine. Materials and Methods: The research was carried out in a randomized controlled clinical trial design with the support of the International School of Mongolian Medicine of MNUMS, Inner Mongolia International Mongolian Hospital of Inner Mongolia, China, and the National Center of Mongolian Traditional Medicine. 70 people aged 18-65 with chronic back pain diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the hip joint, who agreed to participate in the study, were treated 7 times each. 35 people in the treatment group were treated with massage therapy of Mongolian medicine, and 35 people in the control group were treated with TENS. The results were calculated using the JOA back pain evaluation questionnaire and VAS measuring instrument for chronic back pain. Results: The average age of the treatment group was 43.89±10.49, and the comparison group was 42.14±8.92, and there was no significant difference in age and gender between the two groups (p>0.05). The questionnaire of JOA back pain evaluation scores and VAS scores before and after the treatment were statistically different (p<0.05) among 35 people treated with massage therapy of Mongolian medicine in the treatment group and the TENS treatment group in the control group. There was no difference in the JOA back pain evaluation questionnaire and VAS scores between the two groups before treatment (p>0.05), and after treatment, the difference between the groups was statistically significant (p<0.05), or the group treated with massage therapy of Mongolian medicine had an obvious difference. Conclusion: In the treatment of chronic lumbar back pain caused by sacroiliac joint disorders, this method can effectively reduce pain, reduce clinical symptoms, and improve quality of life.