Observations on the Efficacy of Pricking-cupping Bloodletting in Treating Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2016.07.0857
- VernacularTitle:絮刺拔罐治疗神经根型颈椎病疗效观察
- Author:
Chunyan CHEN
;
Linbao GE
;
Mingshu XU
;
Yingjie ZHANG
;
Xiaolan SU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy;
Pricking-cupping bloodletting;
Trapezius tension;
Blood-letting puncturing and cupping;
Movable cupping;
Yang Yongxuan
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2016;35(7):857-860
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of Yang’s pricking-cupping bloodletting in treating cervical spondylotic radiculopathy and its effect on trapezius tension.Methods Seventy-eight patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 39 cases each. The treatment group received pricking-cupping bloodletting and the control group, conventional acupuncture plus cupping. The nerve function was scored, the visual analogue scale (VAS) score was recorded and trapezius tension was measured in the two groups before and after treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups.Results There were statistically significant pre-/post-treatment differences in the nerve function score, the VAS score and trapezius tension in the two groups (P<0.01). There were statistically significant post-treatment differences in the VAS score and trapezius tension between the treatment and control groups (P<0.05). The total efficacy rate was 94.9% in the treatment group and 89.7% in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference in theclinical therapeutic effect between the two groups (P>0.05).Conclusions Yang’s pricking-cupping bloodletting can effectively improve pain symptoms and trapezius tension in patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy.
