Introduction: Low back pain has a profound impact both directly and indirectly on individuals. It is estimated that 60% to 80% of any population will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. There are number of causes for low back pain and Sciatica is one of them. Study aimed to assess the efficacy of Acupuncture for the management of Sciatica pain. Material and Methods: This study was conducted among 200 patients attending the Outdoor Patient department at Dr D.N. Kotnis Health and Education Center. With each subject a prior informed and written consent was obtained. A predesigned and pretested proforma was used to collect the socio demographic profile. Severity of Pain was measured with the help of Likert Scale whereas the reading on Likert scale was taken at the time of first visit and last visit of patients for comparison of pain. Data was first entered into MS excel sheet and then was exported to SPSS version 20.0 for appropriate analysis. Results: Wilcoxon signed rank test was applied to determine the efficacy of the treatment on reducing the pain, further it was observed that the effect of the treatment was statistically significant (p<0.001) Conclusion: Acupuncture provides effective relief from Sciatica pain. However initiation of treatment at young age provides quick response and healing by reducing suffering of sciatica pain.
Introduction: Allergic Rhinitis is a common inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa. It is a symptomatic disorder of the nose induced after allergen exposure due to an IgEmediated inflammation of membranes lining the nose. Usual treatment of Allergic rhinitis includes allergen avoidance, effective symptomatic treatment, antihistamines or steroids, standardized immunotherapy, and patient health education. There are also recommended complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies including, Ayurvedic medicine, herbal medicines, Acupuncture, Homeopathy, and several other modalities. Material and methods: This study was conducted on 80 patients diagnosed positive for Allergic Rhinitis attending the Outdoor Patient Department (OPD) of Dr. D.N. Kotnis Health & Education Centre, Ludhiana, Punjab. The severity of the patient's problem was taken on Liker's scale at their first visit and the last visit of the treatment. The acupuncture points were punctured until the needling sensation/ Qi was achieved. The points were connected with an electrical stimulator for 30-40 minutes followed by a moxibustion application with stick moxa for 15-20 minutes. The collected data were subjected to multinominal logistic regression using ROCR package of the R programming environment. Results: It is noted that, statistically after treatment, the results for pre and post-treatment varied significantly with p=0.0039, df= 15. There was maximum improvement seen for nasal symptoms and insomnia treatment. Conclusion: Acupuncture provides an effective and safe treatment modality for allergic rhinitis. It provides a significant reduction in major symptoms of allergic rhinitis improving the Quality of life of the patient.
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