Clinical research of the cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type mainly treated with needling EX-B2 point & Tui na / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of treating cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type (CSA) mainly by needling EX-B2 point & Tui na,and to investigate the advantage of needling EX-B2 point to treat CSA.Methods 60 patients with CSA were divided into a trial group (30cases) and a control group (30cases) by the sequence of visit.Patients in the trial group were treated by needling EX-B2 point combined with electro-acupuncture and Tui na,other patients in the control group were treated by Tui na,with 2 weeks as a therapeutic course.Then,the change of therapeutic effect,symptoms index,mono-symptomatic therapeutic effect and average blood flow velocities of vertebral artery and basilar artery were observed in both groups before and afer the treatment.Results The therapeutic effect constitution & cure rate showed significant differences between the two groups (P＜0.05),but there was no difference in total efficacy.Significant differences were found in both groups in symptoms index before and after treatment,and after the treatment the symptoms index was lower.There was significant difference between the two groups in symptoms index difference (P＜0.05),and the trial group was better.The mono-symptomatic therapeutic effect of vertigo,nausea and vomiting showed significant difference between the two groups (P＜0.05),and the trial group was better.No marked differences were observed in avenge blood flow velocities of vertebral artery and basilar artery between groups and in each group.Conclusion The therapeutic effect of CSA mainly treated by needling EX-B2 point & Tui na was much better than just treated by Tui na,and this method showed obvious advantage in relieving vertigo.