Analysis of clinical efficacy of Shaoyao Gancao Decoction assisted conventional therapy on neck cervical spondylosis / 中国生化药物杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of Shaoyao Gancao Decoction (SGD) combined with conventional therapy in treatment of neck cervical spondylosis.Methods 119 cases of neck cervical spondylosis from Jiaxing Hospital of Zhejiang Armed Police Hospital during January 2013 to January 2015 were retrospective analysis, 68 patients were treated with SGD combined with conventional physical therapy (combination group), 51 patients were only adapted conventional physical therapy (physiotherapy group).The clinical efficacy between two groups were compared.Results After treatment, the cervical curvature, neck pain, neck tenderness, cervical flexing function,cervical lateral curvature function,affect the condition of work, the impact of the disease on sleep scores of combination group were significantly lower than physiotherapy group (P<0.05).NPQ and McGill scores of two groups were significantly lower than pre-treatment ( P<0.05 ) , and NPQ, McGill scores of combined group were significantly lower than physiotherapy group (P<0.05).Therapy cure rate of combined group was 32.35%, which higher than 19.61%of physiotherapy group (P<0.05). Conclusion SGD combined with conventional therapy in treatment of neck cervical spondylosis was better than conventional therapy alone.