Clinical Observations on the Efficacy of Acupuncture Kinesitherapy plus Conventional Acupuncture in Treating Cervical Spondylosis / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture kinesitherapy plus conventional acupuncture in treating cervical spondylosis.MethodSixty-eight patients with cervical spondylosis were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 34 cases each. The treatment group received acupuncture kinesitherapy plus conventional acupuncture and the control group, conventional acupuncture alone. Both groupswere treated three times a week for a total of two weeks. The VAS score was recorded in the two groups of patients before and after treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects were evaluated after treatment.Result There was a statistically significant pre-/post-treatment difference in the VAS score in the two groups of patients (P<0.01). There was a statistically significant post-treatment difference in the VAS score between the treatment and control groups (P<0.01). The total efficacy rate and the recovery rate were 100.0% and 73.5%, respectively, in the treatment group and 91.2%and 52.9%, respectively, in the control group. There were statistically significant differences in the total efficacy rate and the recovery rate between the two groups (P<0.05).ConclusionAcupuncture kinesitherapy plus conventional acupuncture has a goodtherapeutic effect on pain symptoms in cervical spondylosis patients. Its therapeutic effect is better than that of conventional acupuncture alone.