A Clinical Study of Zhuang Medical Sinew Therapy for Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of Zhuang medical sinew therapy forcervical spondylotic radiculopathy and provide reliable experimental data and scientific evidence for the establishment of clinical technical operation standardization.Method Eighty patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 40 cases each.The control group took Jingfukang granules with hot water and the treatment group received Zhuang medical sinew therapy.The therapeutic effects were compared after one course of treatment.The 20-point scale score and the VAS score were recorded in the patients before and after treatment.Result Thirty-eight patients in the treatment group and 36 patients in the control group completed the required treatments. The total efficacy rate was 92.1% in the treatment group and 72.2% in the control group;there was a statistically significant difference between the twogroups(P<0.05).There were statistically significant post-treatment differences in the Japanese 20-point scale score and the VAS score between the two groups (P<0.05).Theresults showed that the Japanese 20-point scale score and the VAS score improved more in thetreatment group.Conclusion Zhuang medical sinewtherapy has a marked effect oncervical spondylotic radiculopathy.