Clinical observation on acupoint sticking therapy for treatment of chronic pain of cervical intervertebral disc / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To probe into an effective therapy for chronic pain of cervical intervertebral disc.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty-six cases of chronic pain of cervical intervertebral disc were randomly divided into an acupoint sticking group and an acu puncture group, 33 cases in each group. The acupoint sticking group was treated with acupoint sticking therapy, and the acupuncture group with acupuncture. Tianding (LI 17), Futu (LI 18), Dazhui (GV 14), Tianzong (S 11), etc. were selected in the two groups. After treatment for 3 therapeutic courses, their therapeutic effects were observed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The effective rate was 93.5% in the acupoint sticking group and 72.4% in the acupuncture group, the former being better than the latter (P<0.05); in a 3-month following-up survey, the effective rate was 90.3% in the acupoint sticking group and 65.5% in the acupuncture group, the former being better than the latter (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The acupoint sticking therapy has an satisfactory therapeutic effect on chronic pain of cervical intervertebral disc.</p>