Treatment of Cervical Spondylosis of Vertebral Artery Type Mainly with Pressing - Moxibustion on Baihui Point (DU20): An Observation of 34 Cases
- VernacularTitle:压灸百会穴为主治疗椎动脉型颈椎病34例疗效观察
- Author:
Fuping ZHU
;
Lixing ZHUANG
;
Shunyi YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY/acup-mox effects;
POINT, BAIHUI (DU20);
THROMBOXANE B2/acup-mox effects;
6-KETO-PROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA /acup-mox effects
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
1999;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective] To observe the therapeutic effect of pressing- moxibustion on Baihui (DU20) point combined with electroacupuncture (EA) on cervical spondylosis (CS) of vertebral artery type. [Methods] A single - blind random - controll trial was carried out in 34 cases of CS of vertebral artery type. The cases were randomized into two groups: the treatment group (Group A, n = 17) treated with pressing- moxibustion on Baihui point and EA on bilateral Fengchi (GB20) point and Jiaji (EX - B2) point of impaired vertebrae and the control group (Gropup B, n = 17) with EA alone. Plasma contents of thromboxane 82 (TXB2), 6-keto-prostaglandin Fl alpha (6-keto-PGF1?) and their ratio were measured before and after treatment. [Results] In the treatment group, 9 were cured, 6 markedly effective, 2 effective and 0 ineffective and 4,6,5 and 2 in the control group respectively; the markedly effective rate was 88.2% which was superior to that (58.8%) in the control group (P
