Clinical study on treatment of cervical spondylopathy with acupuncture plus thunder-fire moxibustion
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Clinical study on treatment of cervical spondylopathy with acupuncture plus thunder-fire moxibustion
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2012), Yang, Yang
Abstract
Objective: To observe the clinical effects of acupuncture plus thunder-fire moxibustion for cervical spondylopathy. Methods: Sixty cases who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The cases in the treatment group were treated by acupuncture plus thunder-fire moxibustion, while those in the control group were treated by single acupuncture alone. The changes in the symptoms, sign integrals and visual analogue scale (VAS) before and after treatments were observed. Results: The cases in the treatment group were better than those in the control group in the enhancement of clinical effects, the decline of VAS scores and the improvement of clinical symptoms and sign integrals, with statistical significance (P<0.01 or P<0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture plus thunder-fire moxibustion can obviously relieve pain and improve the cervical functions of the patients with cervical spondylopathy.
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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English
issn
1672-3597
issue
6
page end
392
page start
388
volume
10