Modified Qianghuo Shengshitang Combined with Ozone Injection and Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation Target Puncture in Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy with Wind-cold Blockage Type
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.202201729
- VernacularTitle:羌活胜湿汤加减联合臭氧注射、射频热凝靶点穿刺术治疗神经根型颈椎病风寒痹阻型临床观察
- Author:
Pan ZHANG
1
;
Qinjian WANG
1
;
Dongkang XU
1
;
Xingfu JIANG
1
;
Bobo LI
1
Author Information
1. Henan Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
modified Qianghuo Shengshitang;
cervical spondylotic radiculopathy;
inflammation;
oxygen free radicals;
pain medators;
cervical spine function
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2023;29(1):91-96
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of Qianghuo Shengshitang combined with ozone injection and radiofrequency thermocoagulation target puncture in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (wind-cold blockage type). MethodSixty-eight patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy who were treated in Henan Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from August 2020 to May 2021 were included and grouped into a control group and a research group by random number table, with 34 patients in each group. The control group was administrated with placebo granules of Qianghuo Shengshitang, and treated with ozone injection and radiofrequency thermocoagulation target puncture at the same time. The research group was given modified Qianghuo Shengshitang combined with ozone injection and radiofrequency thermocoagulation target puncture. Before and after treatment, patients in two groups were tested for the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), procalcitonin (PCT), interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), 6-ketoprostaglandin E1α (6-keto-PGE1α), plasma substance P (SP), β-endorphin (β-EP), lipid peroxide (LPO), malondialdehyde (MDA), and superoxide dismutase (SOD). The pain visual scale (VAS), cervical dysfunction index (NDI), and clinical evaluation scale for cervical spondylosis (CASCS) were given to patients to evaluate the clinical efficacy. ResultCompared with those before treatment, the levels of IL-1β, PCT, and TNF-α in two groups were decreased, and the level of IL-2 was increased (P<0.05). The improvement of IL-1β, PCT, TNF-α, and IL-2 was more obvious in the research group as compared with the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the levels of SOD in two groups were increased, while the levels of LPO and MDA were decreased (P<0.05). After treatment, the improvement of SOD, LPO, and MDA was more obvious in the research group as compared with the control group (P<0.05). Compared with those before treatment, the levels of SP and 6-keto-PGE1α in two groups were decreased after treatment, and the level of β-EP was increased (P<0.05). The improvement of -keto-PGE1α and β-EP was more obvious in the research group as compared with the control group after treatment (P<0.05). Compared with those before treatment, the VAS and NDI scores of the research group were decreased, and the CASCS scores were increased (P<0.05). After treatment, the improvement of VAS, NDI, and CASCS of the research group was more obvious as compared with the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the total effective rate of patients in the research group was higher than that in the control group (Z=2.018, P<0.05). ConclusionModified Qianghuo Shengshitang combined with ozone injection and radiofrequency thermocoagulation target puncture in the treatment of patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (wind-cold blockage type) can inhibit inflammation, remove oxygen free radicals, improve the level of pain mediators, relieve pain, and improve cervical spine function and clinical efficacy.