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Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Buqi-Huoxue decoction on cervical spondylotic arteriopathy(CSA). Methods 182 patients were diagnosed with CSA in our hospital during the period of March 2009 to November 2013. Among which 92 cases were assigned to a test group(outpatients) and 90 cases to a control group. The test group was treated with traditional Chinese medicine Buqi-Huoxue decoction, while the control group was treated with flunarizine and nimodipine. The level of seriousness of the symptoms, abilities and physical signs were recorded by clinical assessment scale for cervical spondylosis(CASCS), and velocity of blood flow at systolic peak(Vs)and mean blood flow velocity(Vm) of vertebral arteries(VA)and basilar artery(BA)were measured by transcranial doppler(TCD) monitoring to evaluate the blood supply before and after the treatment. After 30 days of treatment, CASCS and the TCD were recorded again to observe the clinical symptoms and the degree of blood supply improvement, and then the data were analyzed to value the curative effect. Results CASCS score of the two groups was 88.82±5.19, and 83.46±5.72 respectively, with P<0.05. The TCD results showed that, the patients less than 60 years old in the test group had Vs values of LVA, RVA and BA at(50.52±6.86)cm/s,(49.14±5.81)cm/s,(57.20± 5.37)cm/s after the treatment, and these values of the control group were(53.70±8.14)cm/s, (51.67±7.45)cm/s, (59.76±5.11)cm/s respectively;while patients over 60 years old in the test group had Vs values of LVA, RVA and BA at(40.37±2.24)cm/s, (40.78±1.85)cm/s, (51.04±3.81)cm/s after the treatment, these values of the control group were(37.58±2.86)cm/s, (37.58±2.72)cm/s, (46.92±5.26)cm/s respectively. The effective rate of the test group was 97.83%, while the value was 88.89%of the control group, which also showed a significant difference(χ2=13.743, P=0.01). Conclusion More significant effects of Buqi-Huoxue decoction for treating disease of CSA was achieved compared with the treatment of flunarizine and nimodipine.
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Objective To establish the animal model of cervical pain induced by formalin injection and explore the effect of cervical pain on cervical vertigo.Methods Formalin of 40 mL/L was injected near the nerve root of left side of neck to establish the model of cervical pain in rabbits.A total of 30 rabbits were divided randomly into two groups.Formalin-induced pain group(15 rabbits): indexes related to the vertebral artery were observed respectively before 2 mL of formalin injection and after it at 5,10 and 30 minutes.Lidocaine-blocking pain group(15 rabbits): pain induced by formalin was blocked by lidocaine of 10 g/L after 15-minute drug administration and the same indexes were observed at the same time and position of the neck.Results In formalin-induced pain group,vertebral artery systolic velocity,diastolic velocity and pulsatility indexes were decreased whereas resistance index was increased(P