Clinical Observations on Acupuncture Point Injection plus Wen Dan Decoction for Cervical Vertigo of Wind-phlegm Stagnation Type
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2018.02.0213
- VernacularTitle:水针联合温胆汤治疗风痰瘀阻型颈性眩晕临床观察
- Author:
Ya-Qin SHEN
1
;
Yan-Hua WU
;
Yan-Qing LIU
Author Information
1. 暨南大学医学院附属广州红十字会医院
- Keywords:
Vertigo;
Cervical spondylosis,arteriopathy;
Wind-phlegm stagnation type;
Hydroacupuncture;
Wen Dan decoction;
Acupuncture medication combined
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2018;37(2):213-216
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture point injection plus Wen Dan decoction in treating cervical vertigo of wind-phlegm stagnation type. Method Sixty patients with cervical vertigo of wind-phlegm stagnation type were randomized to treatment and control groups, 30 cases each. The control group was treated with Betahistine mesilate tablets and the treatment group, acupuncture point injection plus Wen Dan decoction in addition. One course of treatment consisted of 14 days. The effects on cervical vertigo were evaluated after two courses of treatment. Result The total efficacy rate was 90.0% in the treatment group and 73.3% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). Blood lipid levels, hemorheological indicators, and bilateral vertebral artery (VA) and basilar artery (BA) mean flow velocity were better in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture point injection plus Wen Dan decoction based on Betahistine mesilate tablets has clinically a better therapeutic effect on cervical vertigo of wind-phlegm stagnation type.
