Clinical Observation on Needling Tendon for Cervical Spondylosis Causing Vertebral Artery Insufficiency

VernacularTitle:针刺肌腱治疗椎动脉型颈椎病临床观察
Author: Huankun ZHANG ; Chouping HAN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acupuncture Therapy; Spondylosis; Neck Pain; Vertigo; Blood Row Velocity; Ultrasonography,Doppler,Transcranial
From: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2011;09(1):55-57
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective: To observe the clinical effect of needling tendon for cervical spondylosis causing vertebral artery insufficiency. Methods: Thirty-eight cases with cervical spondylosis causing vertebral artery insufficiency were treated by needling the cervical tendon for one-course treatment. After treatment, the vertebrobasilar blood flow was observed. Results: The vertebrobasilar blood flow of the patients was substantially improved. The total effective rate and marked effect rate were 100.0% and 68.4% respectively. Conclusion: Needling the cervical tendon can obtain an exact effect for cervical spondylosis causing vertebral artery insufficiency.