Clinical research progress of acupuncture in the treatment of cervical spondylosis / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Acupuncture has achieved good effect in the treatment of various types of cervical spondylosis, which can alleviate the symptoms of neck pain and vertigo, and improve the blood supply to the brain. In terms of acupuncture location, treatment mainly selects acupoints according to meridians and syndrome differentiation, that is, identifying the diseased meridians and giving acupuncture treatment according to massage along meridians and pressing in the traditional meridian diagnosis method,or taking points according to location, including near and far ends based on meridian theory, acupuncture needlingcorresponding locations of hands and feet based on holographic theory, or taking points according to innervated areas or muscle fibers based on anatomical structure. Acupuncture methods mainly include warming and dredging acupuncture, short needling, fast needling and so on. In addition to filiform needles, floating needles, long needles, electroacupuncture and other special needles arealso usedin clinic.