Clinical Observation on Vertebroarterial Pattern of Cervical Spondylopathy Treated by Combination of Adjacent and Distal Points

Objective: In order to investigate the therapeutic effect of combined adjacent and distal acupoints in the treatment of vertebroarterial pattern of cervical spondylopathy.Methods: 140 cases were randomly divided into the acupuncture group and medication group, 70 cases in each group. The acupuncture...

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Published in:	Journal of acupuncture and tuina science Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 223 - 226
Main Author:	杨自威黄国琪（Translator）
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01-08-2006 中国核工业集团公司404厂职工医院
Subjects:	Acupuncture 药物疗法针灸疗法颈椎病 Cervical Spondylopathy Medication Therapy 药物疗法 Acupuncture Therapy 颈椎病针灸疗法
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Summary:	Objective: In order to investigate the therapeutic effect of combined adjacent and distal acupoints in the treatment of vertebroarterial pattern of cervical spondylopathy.Methods: 140 cases were randomly divided into the acupuncture group and medication group, 70 cases in each group. The acupuncture group was treated by the acupoints selected upon TCM pattern identification plus the spots decided upon the anatomical feature in modern medicine. The medication group was treated with oral Dragon-Bone Cervical Vertebra Capsules, and Flunarizine Hydrochloride Capsules, to observe the integral of the clinical symptoms and signs and improvement of the vertebrobasilar blood flow before and after the treatment.Results and Conclusion: The total effective rate was significantly higher in the acupuncture group (100%) than in the medication group (61.4%) (P<0.01). There was a significant difference (P<0.05) in the integral of clinical symptoms and sighs and in the improvement of the vertebrobasilar blood flow in comparison between the two groups before and after the treatment, but the improvement was more remarkable in the acupuncture group (P<0.05) than in the medication group, and the long-term therapeutic effect was better in the acupuncture group than in the medication group, but without significant difference (P>0.2).
Bibliography:	R681.55 31-1908/R Cervical Spondylopathy Medication Therapy Acupuncture Therapy Cervical Spondylopathy; Acupuncture Therapy; Medication Therapy
ISSN:	1672-3597 1993-0399
DOI:	10.1007/BF02870127