ABSTRACT
This study was aimed to analyze the application of non-pharmacotherapy in treating cervical radiculopathy (CR) in real-world,and to provide clinical reference for CR non-pharmacotherapy.The clinical real-world data of CR was extracted by using information sharing system of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and clinical research.Six hundred and twenty-eight inpatients and outpatients with CR were enrolled from December 2012 to July 2014 in the information system database of Wangjing Hospital.Basic characteristics of the non-pharmacotherapy groups were analyzed by statistical description method.The node degree and mutual information value were recorded for non-pharmacotherapy application of all patients by using liquorice software.Complex network diagrams were generated.The results showed that 47％ of CR patients received non-pharmacotherapy (294/628),including 67 males and 227 females.The average age of patients was 49 years old,and the prevalence of the disease was the highest from 45 to 65 years old.In all patients,the usage of manipulation and cervical traction was higher,and the combination of manipulation and acupuncture was the most.Within outpatients,the proportion of cervical traction was higher,and the combination of manipulation and acupuncture was the most frequently.Within inpatients,the proportion of manipulation and cervical traction was higher,and the combination of comprehensive physical therapy and exercise therapy was the most frequently.It was concluded that non-pharmacotherapy has been commonly used in clinical treatment of CR.Cervical traction and manipulation was the widest applications.The combination treatment was in wide application.Future studies should increase the sample size of CR patients from different regions,and enhance gradually the level of evidence of clinical research for non-pharmacotherapy treating CR.