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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of abdominal acupuncture plus cervical curvature traction in treating cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type. Method Eighty patients with cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type were divided by the random number table into two groups, with 40 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by abdominal acupuncture plus cervical curvature traction, and the control group was given oral administration of flunarizine. The two groups were compared before and after treatment in terms of clinical symptom score, cervical vertigo symptom and function assessment scale, and hemodynamics, etc. Result Both groups attained significant efficacy, and the total effective rate was 92.5％ in the treatment group, markedly higher than 77.5％ in the control group (P<0.05); the score of cervical spondylosis symptom scale in the treatment group was higher than that in the control group after treatment, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); after treatment, the evaluations of vertigo, neck-shoulder pain, headache, daily living and work, mental and social adaptation were significantly improved in both groups (P<0.01). Conclusion Abdominal acupuncture plus cervical curvature traction can obviously improve symptoms such as vertigo, neck-shoulder pain, headache, daily living and work, and mental and social adaptation, and boost the blood flow velocity of vertebrobasilar artery in patients with cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type. The achievement of therapeutic efficacy is associated with the improvement of vertebrobasilar blood supply.
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Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of 3D curvature traction on neck-type cervical spondylosis.Methods Totally 100 neck-type cervical spondylosis patients were divided randomly and equally into an observation group and a control group.The observation group underwent the treatment by 3D curvature traction combined with intermediate frequency therapy,and the control group went through the treatment by cupping and intermediate frequency therapy.Evaluation was carried out on neck pain,tenderness and cervical mobility before and after the treatment.Results The recovery rate was 88％ in the observation group,which was significantly higher than that (40％) in the control group (P=0.007).The total effective rate was 100％ in the observation group,which was obviously higher than that (88％) in the control group (P=0.029).The score differences for pain and cervical mobility before and after the treatment were 4.96±0.36 and 1.67±0.73 respectively in the observation group,which were statistically different from the score differences for pain (3.38±0.80) and cervical mobility (0.88±0.76) in the control group (P＜0.05).Conclusion 3D curvature traction gains high clinical effect when used to treat neck-type cervical spondylosis.
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Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of 3D curvature traction on neck-type cervical spondylosis.Methods Totally 100 neck-type cervical spondylosis patients were divided randomly and equally into an observation group and a control group.The observation group underwent the treatment by 3D curvature traction combined with intermediate frequency therapy,and the control group went through the treatment by cupping and intermediate frequency therapy.Evaluation was carried out on neck pain,tenderness and cervical mobility before and after the treatment.Results The recovery rate was 88％ in the observation group,which was significantly higher than that (40％) in the control group (P=0.007).The total effective rate was 100％ in the observation group,which was obviously higher than that (88％) in the control group (P=0.029).The score differences for pain and cervical mobility before and after the treatment were 4.96±0.36 and 1.67±0.73 respectively in the observation group,which were statistically different from the score differences for pain (3.38±0.80) and cervical mobility (0.88±0.76) in the control group (P＜0.05).Conclusion 3D curvature traction gains high clinical effect when used to treat neck-type cervical spondylosis.