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Observation on clinical effects of acupuncture plus external medicine application for cervical radiculopathy

针刺结合药物敷贴治疗神经根型颈椎病疗效观察

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Abstract

Objective

To observe the clinical effects of acupuncture plus external medicine application for cervical radiculopathy.

Methods

A total of 98 patients with cervical radiculopathy were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group based on the random digital table. The observation group (50 cases) was treated by acupuncture plus external medicine application and the control group (48 cases) was treated by acupuncture alone. The patients received the treatment every day. Ten sessions made a course. Cervical spondylosis symptom scale was used to assess the cases before and after the treatment. The clinical efficacy was compared between the two groups after the treatment.

Results

The total effective rate was 98.1% in the observation group versus 87.6% in the control group with a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). The cure rate was 52.0% in the observation group versus 18.8% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the score of cervical spondylosis symptom scale between the two groups before the treatment (P>0.05). It increased with a significant difference in both groups after the treatment (both P<0.05), while a significant difference was found in the results between the two groups after the treatment (P<0.05).

Conclusion

Acupuncture plus external medicine application is more effective than acupuncture alone for treating cervical radiculopathy. The method also effectively improves the clinical symptoms.

摘要

目的

观察针刺结合药物贴敷治疗神经根型颈椎病的临床疗效。

方法

将98例符合纳入标准的神经根型颈椎病患者采用随机数字表法随机分为观察组和对照组。观察组50例采用针刺结合药物敷贴治疗, 对照组48例采用单独针刺治疗。每日治疗1次, 连续治疗10 d。治疗前后采用神经根型颈椎病症状量表对患者进行评分, 治疗后比较两组临床疗效。

结果

治疗后, 观察组和对照组的总有效率分别为98.1%和87.6%, 组间差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05); 观察组治愈率为52.0%, 明显高于对照组的18.8% (P<0.05)。治疗前两组神经根型颈椎病症状量表评分无统计学差异(P>0.05)。治疗后, 两组症状评分均较本组治疗前提高, 组内差异有统计学意义(均P<0.05); 观察组评分明显高于对照组, 组间差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。

结论

与单独针刺治疗相比, 针刺结合药物敷贴治疗神经根型颈椎病的疗效更好, 可更明显地改善患者的症状。

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区自然科学基金项目, No. 2013211A115).

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    Ji-xin Wu  (吴继新)

  2. School of Chinese Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830011, China

    Yong Zhi  (智勇)

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Wu, Jx., Zhi, Y. Observation on clinical effects of acupuncture plus external medicine application for cervical radiculopathy. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 16, 171–175 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-018-1045-z

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