Abstract: Objective To explore and analysis the effect of abdominal massage on lumbar spine function and serum thromboxane B2 (TXB2), prostaglandin I2 (PGI2) in patients with lumbar disc herniation after surgery. Methods From April 2019 to February 2022, 88 patients with postoperative lumbar disc herniation who were diagnosed and treated in the Red Star Hospital of the 13th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps were selected as the research objects. Accorded to the principle of envelope randomization, the patients were divided into the traditional group and the massage group of 44 cases in each groups. The conventional group was given conventional oral NSAIDs, while the massage group was given abdominal massage therapy on the basis of the traditional group. The massage group and the traditional group were treated and observed for 4 courses, and the lumbar spine function and the expression changes of serum TXB2 and PGI2 were recorded. Results After treatment, the total effective rates of massage group was significantly higher than traditional group (P<0.05). The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score and Oswestry Dability Index (ODI) score of the two groups after treatment were significantly lower than those before treatment (P<0.05), and the massage group were also significantly lower than the traditional group (P<0.05). After treatment, the lumbar mobility-posterior extension and anterior flexion in the massage and traditional groups were significantly higher than that before treatment (P<0.05), and the massage group was also significantly higher than that in the traditional group (P<0.05). The serum TXB2 values of the massage group and the traditional group after treatment were lower than those before treatment (P<0.05), and the serum PGI2 values were higher than those before treatment (P<0.05). After treatment, the serum TXB2 value of the massage group was lower than that of the traditional group, and the serum PGI2 value of the massage group was higher than that of the traditional group (P<0.05). ConclusionThe application of abdominal massage in patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation can improve the overall therapeutic effect, promote pain relief, improve lumbar spine function and lumbar spine mobility, and also help patients maintain a balance in the secretion of serum TXB2 and PGI2.

Key words: abdominal massage, lumbar disc herniation, pain, lumbar function, lumbar range of motion