Randomized controlled study on picking therapy for treatment of cervical spondylosis / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
;
(12): 607-609, 2005.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-245132
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To use randomized controlled clinical research method to assess therapeutic effect of picking therapy on cervical spondylosis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and fifty-eight cases were randomly divided into a picking therapy group (n=56), a routine acupuncture group (n=55) and a local anesthesia group (n=47). They were treated respectively with picking therapy, routine acupuncture and local anesthesia at Jing bailao (EX HN 15), Dazhui (GV 14), Jianjing (GB 21), etc. Brief McGill Pain Questionaire was used for score, which was combined with clinical symptoms and signs to analyze the therapeutic effect.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The cured rate was 57.1% in the picking therapy group, better than 23.6% in the acupuncture group and 14.9% in the local anesthesia group (P < 0.01), and adverse reaction was basically not found in the picking therapy group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Picking therapy is a highly effective and safe therapy for cervical spondylosis.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Research Design
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Therapeutics
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Pain Measurement
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Acupuncture Points
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Spondylosis
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2005
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Article
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