Evaluation of the Pain Relief Effect of Battlefield Acupuncture on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Due to Lumbar Spine Degeneration.

"(According to the guidelines provided in the BFA - Acupuncture Manual of the USAF Center for Integrative and Complementary Medicine.)~Procedure:~* Practitioner: Traditional medicine doctor with a practicing certificate.~* Tools: Khanh Phong auricular acupuncture needles (license: 287/BYTYDCT)~* Before needling: Disinfect the skin on both outer ears.~* Insertion depth: Auricular needles penetrate the skin to a depth of 1.3 mm. Insert the auricular needles alternately on the right and left sides at the following acupoints: Cingulate gyrus, Subcortex, Omega 2, Shen Men, and Zero point. The insertion process stops when one of the following three criteria is met: (1) The patient experiences a 40% reduction in pain on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), (2) The patient refuses to continue the insertion, or (3) A total of 10 needles have been inserted.~* After needling: Patient may feel slight pain in the ear area or de qi (a sensation of aching, warmth, and redness at the needling site)."

"According to the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases by Traditional Medicine, combining Traditional Medicine with Modern Medicine - 2020 - Ministry of Health of Viet Nam.~Procedure:~* Practitioner: Traditional medicine doctor with a practicing certificate.~* Tools: Khánh Phong ARLO acupuncture needles, size 0.3 x 25 mm (lincense: TKHQ:102664344900)~* Disinfect the lumbar region skin.~* Needle insertion: Insert needles perpendicular to the patient's skin, to a depth of 20 mm. Location: Dai truong du (BL25), Than du (BL23), Jiaji at L4-L5, L5-S1 (Ex-B2), Uy trung (BL40), Yeu duong quan (GV3). After insertion, attach the electrode clips to the needle ends.~* Electric stimulation: Use a current of 100Hz for 20 minutes - mixed wave.~* Post-needling: Patient may feel a sensation of de qi (aching, warmth, and redness at the needling site)."

"According to the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases by Traditional Medicine, combining Traditional Medicine with Modern Medicine - 2020 - Ministry of Health of Viet Nam.~* Prescriber: Traditional medicine doctor with a practicing certificate.~* Paracetamol 500mg x 9 tablets: Take 1 tablet per dose, to be used when the pain score on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is ≥ 30mm, not exceeding 6 tablets/day. (If the patient still has medication from the previous visit, only prescribe the total amount needed to make up 9 tablets)."

"Study uses patches with non-skin-penetrating cotton, at the intervention acupoint areas. Using acupoints matching with the intervention group helps reduce the patients' ability to predict their study group, and the non-penetrating and non-rotating cotton ensure that there is no analgesic effect on the lumbar area caused by auriculotherapy.~Acupoint location: Cingulate gyrus, Subcortex, Omega 2, Shen Men, and Zero points"