Third lumbar transverse process sydrome
The third lumbar spinal activities of the center, the longest transverse process, the cutting-edge effects would occur vulnerable to external injury, as a result of acute and chronic low back pain and injury arise lower extremity pain, waist activities barriers symptoms, as the third lumbar transverse syndrome. Waist patients, the performance of the third lumbar transverse syndrome Nutley. Clinically, common lumbar three, four lumbar transverse process advanced a similar lumbar transverse process of the three lesions, it was the third lumbar transverse syndrome among those transverse syndrome. The disease was particularly prevalent in the body slim young people.
The cause of the disease is precluded due to the third lumbar transverse anatomy and biomechanics of biological factors and are subject to greater stress. Lumbar spine flexion, rotation and lateral bending movement to cause transverse sophisticated attachment of soft tissue muscle tear, rupture of small blood vessels and other pathological changes caused edema, oppression and lumbar nerve stimulation of the posterior lateral branches, caused by the disposal of muscle cramps, and the partial formation of fibrosis, scar tissue, there was a series of symptoms. The third lumbar transverse process is too long or both sides of asymmetry variation on the anatomy, as well as internal one. Cold stimulus will induce the disease.
【Acupuncture treatment --
(1) of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Prescription : Qiahishu, Shenshu, Ashi
Acupuncture and Moxibustion : Needle purging method may heating acupuncture.
Fangyi : local points of the disease, in order to clear the meridians, methocarbamol painkillers.
Tension relaxation by needle knife can effectively improve the clinical symptoms and signs of third lumbar transverse process syndrome.
Reference:Zhongguo Gu Shang. 2009 Jun;22(6):438-41.
