OBJECTIVE: To observe the efficacy of successive trigger needling combined with conventional acupuncture for cervical spondylosis of qi stagnation and blood stasis. METHODS: A total of 40 patients with cervical spondylosis of qi stagnation and blood stasis were selected, and successive trigger needling at ashi points combined with conventional acupuncture at Baihui (GV20) and bilateral C₃-C₇ Jiaji (EX-B2), Jiquan (HT1), etc. were delivered, once a day, 5 times a week as one course, and 2 courses were required totally. Before treatment and after 1, 2 weeks of treatment, the pain visual analogue scale (VAS) score was observed, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated after treatment. RESULTS: After 1, 2 weeks of treatment, the VAS scores were decreased compared with that before treatment (P<0.001). After treatment, the total effective rate was 97.5% (39/40). CONCLUSION Successive trigger needling combined with conventional acupuncture can effectively treat the cervical spondylosis of qi stagnation and blood stasis, reduce pain and improve the clinical symptoms and signs.
Humans ; Spondylosis/physiopathology* ; Male ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Adult ; Qi ; Aged ; Acupuncture Points ; Treatment Outcome ; Combined Modality Therapy

Objective To comprehend nurses′ psychological experience after adverse nursing events of falling down,and to explore strategies and Methods that may help them handling these events.Methods With purposive sampling method,in-depth interview was conducted to 6 clinical nurses from Beijing Ditan Hospital, who had experienced nursing adverse events of falling down from October 2014 to October 2015, with the interview data collected and analyzed.Results Four themes were identified:nurses were distressed when facing with uncontrollable nursing adverse events of falling down;nursing adverse events of falling down could increase nurses′ psychological stress and reaction;nursing adverse events of falling down seriously affected the quality of nurses′ life and their professional career;nurses wanted to get attention and help after experiencing nursing adverse events of falling down.Conclusions After experiencing adverse nursing events,psychological stress may influence the nurses′ work,life and professional value,which requires nursing administrators to provide effective support and intervention.