Effect of Different Collateral Bleeding Methods on TNF-α in Peripheral Blood of Cervical Spondylosis of Nerve Root Type / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the difference between scattered prick with three-edge needle and tapping prick with plum-blossom needle (seven-star needle) in treating cervical spondylosis of nerve root type by observing the content of serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in patients' peripheral blood. Method Sixty patients with cervical spondylosis of nerve root type were randomized into a three-edge needle group and a plum-blossom needle group. The three-edge needle group was intervened by scattered prick with three-edge needle, while the plum-blossom needle group was intervened by plum-blossom needle. The two groups were treated once a week, for 4 weeks in total. The level of TNF-αin serum of the two groups was measured before and after the treatment, and the clinical efficacies were compared. Result The level of serum TNF-α changed significantly after the treatment in both groups (P<0.05), but there was no significant between-group difference in comparing the level of serum TNF-α after the intervention (P>0.05). The between-group difference in the clinical efficacy was statistically insignificant (P>0.05). Conclusion Both three-edge needle and plum-blossom needle can significantly down-regulate the content of serum TNF-α in peripheral blood, and there is no noticeable difference between the two methods.