Clinical Efficacy Evaluation of Abdominal Acupuncture plus Cervical Curvature Traction for Cervical Spondylosis of Vertebral Artery Type
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2019.02.0219
- VernacularTitle:腹针结合颈椎弧度牵引治疗椎动脉型颈椎病的临床疗效评价
- Author:
Bang-Wei LI
1
;
Han-Tong HU
;
Zhong DI
;
Hong GAO
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学附属第三医院
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Abdominal acupuncture;
Traction technique;
Curvature traction;
Spondylosis,Vertebral artery;
Cervical spondylosis clinical evaluation scale score;
Cervical vertigo symptom and function evaluation scale score;
Vertebral artery ultrasound exa
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2019;38(2):219-223
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of abdominal acupuncture plus cervical curvature traction in treating cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type. Method Eighty patients with cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type were divided by the random number table into two groups, with 40 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by abdominal acupuncture plus cervical curvature traction, and the control group was given oral administration of flunarizine. The two groups were compared before and after treatment in terms of clinical symptom score, cervical vertigo symptom and function assessment scale, and hemodynamics, etc. Result Both groups attained significant efficacy, and the total effective rate was 92.5％ in the treatment group, markedly higher than 77.5％ in the control group (P<0.05); the score of cervical spondylosis symptom scale in the treatment group was higher than that in the control group after treatment, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); after treatment, the evaluations of vertigo, neck-shoulder pain, headache, daily living and work, mental and social adaptation were significantly improved in both groups (P<0.01). Conclusion Abdominal acupuncture plus cervical curvature traction can obviously improve symptoms such as vertigo, neck-shoulder pain, headache, daily living and work, and mental and social adaptation, and boost the blood flow velocity of vertebrobasilar artery in patients with cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type. The achievement of therapeutic efficacy is associated with the improvement of vertebrobasilar blood supply.
