Efficacy observation of long-time needle retaining at Baihui(GV20)combined with multidirectional point-toward-point needle insertion with needle shaking at Fengchi(GB20)for cervical vertigo
10.1007/s11726-023-1416-y
- VernacularTitle:百会长时间留针配合风池穴多方向透刺抖针疗法治疗颈性眩晕的疗效观察
- Author:
Min GUO
;
Xiang TONG
;
Kaiyi SONG
- Keywords:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Point-toward-point Needling Method;
Point,Baihui(GV20);
Point,Fengchi(GB20);
Vertigo;
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency;
Blood Flow Velocity
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2024;22(1):65-72
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe the clinical curative effect of long-time needle retaining at Baihui(GV20)combined with multidirectional point-toward-point needle insertion with needle shaking at Fengchi(GB20)for the treatment of cervical vertigo(CV)and its influence on the blood flow velocity of vertebrobasilar arteries. Methods:Seventy patients with CV were randomly divided into a treatment group(35 cases,1 dropout)and a control group(35 cases,2 dropouts)according to the random number table method.Those in the treatment group were treated with long-time needle retaining at Baihui(GV20)combined with multidirectional point-toward-point needle insertion with needle shaking at Fengchi(GB20),and those in the control group were treated with conventional acupuncture.The treatment was performed every other day,7 sessions as a treatment course,for a total of 2 courses.The clinical efficacy was compared between the two groups by observing changes in the evaluation scale for symptoms and functions of cervical vertigo(ESCV)and the mean blood flow velocity(Vm)of vertebrobasilar arteries. Results:The total effective rate and the cured plus markedly effective rate were 91.2%and 79.4%,respectively,in the treatment group,versus 78.8%and 54.5%in the control group,respectively,with a statistically significant difference in the cured plus markedly effective rate between the two groups(P<0.05).The ESCV score and the Vm of vertebrobasilar arteries in the two groups improved significantly after treatment.The Vm of the left vertebral artery(LVA),right vertebral artery(RVA),and basilar artery(BA)increased in patients with low and normal flow velocities(P<0.05),and the Vm of the LVA,RVA,and BA decreased in patients with a high flow velocity(P<0.05);the results in the treatment group were significantly better than those in the control group(P<0.05). Conclusion:Long-time needle retaining at Baihui(GV20)combined with multidirectional point-toward-point needle insertion with needle shaking at Fengchi(GB20)can significantly reduce the clinical symptoms of CV and regulate the blood flow rate of vertebrobasilar arteries bidirectionally,and thus is an effective therapy for CV.
