Orthopedics

LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION (LDH)

8 Needles Method

by Dr. Joel Salvador

Created by Dr. Joel Salvador, the ‘8 Needles Method’ was the topic of his Master's Thesis and it was analyzed in a clinical study at Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China, for the obtaining of the academic degree 'Master of Medicine' by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.

Clinical Study | Methods 

A total of 60 patients with a definite diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation participated in the clinical study. 

Several scales were used to evaluate the pain, the quality of life and the function levels in completing physical and social activities (VAS, JOA, RMDQ, ODIQ), and MRI were used to evaluate the clinical condition. 

Results 

The statistically significant means results (p< .001) obtained after one ‘8 Needles Method’ treatment course, managed to prove by itself that this acupuncture method was clinically very effective in the treatment of the LDH, once it can:

• Treat the symptoms caused by the disc herniation 

• Resolve the disc herniation itself 

Conclusion

The 8 needles method acupuncture treatment is a non-evasive alternative to surgery with no side effects.

LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION L4/L5

Clinical case

47 Year old female patient

Diagnosis

L4/L5 Lumbar Disc Herniation (LDH) showed by MRI

Treatment

One '8 Needles Method' treatment course 

Results

A new MRI showed that the herniation disappeared