Inthepresentpaper,176casesoflumbarintervertebraldiscprotrusionaretreatedwithelectroacupuncture(EA)andtopicalheatirradiation.Localtender-pointisusedasthemainacupoint,combinedwithTunzhong,Tiaoyue,Weizhong(BL40)andYanglingquan(GB34).Thetreatmentisconductedoncedaily,with15sessionsbeingatherapeuticcourse.Followingtreatment,of176cases,46(26.1%)arecured,90(51.1%)haveprominentimprovement,35(19.8%)haveameliorationand5(2.8%)havenoapparentchanges,withatotaleffectiverateof97.0%.
