The Effect of Microinvasive Thread Embedding on Vertebral Artery Blood Flow in Cervical Spondylotic Vertebral Arteriopathy / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of microinvasive thread embedding on vertebral artery blood flow in cervical spondylotic vertebral arteriopathy and further ascerta in that microinvasive thread embedding is a new long-acting acupuncture method for treating cervical spondylotic vertebral arteriopathy.Method Sixty patients meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated to acupuncture and thread embedding groups.The acupuncture group received conventional acupuncture and the thread embedding group, microinvasive thread embedding.The symptoms and function were scored using theEvaluation Scale for Cervical Vertigoand bilateral vertebral artery blood flow was measured using transcranial Doppler after one day and three weeks of treatment.Result The symptoms of vertigo improved somewhatin the thread embedding group at one day after treatment compared with before treatment (P0.05). The total efficacy rate was 83.3% in the thread embedding group, which was higher than 60.0% in the acupuncture group (P<0.05).Conclusion Microinvasive thread embedding can improve the symptoms, vertebral artery blood flow and the quality of life in patients with cervical spondylotic vertebral arteriopathy.