Clinical observation on warm needling moxibustion plus acupoint sticking therapy for cervical radiculopathy

温针灸加穴位贴敷治疗神经根型颈椎病疗效观察

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of warm needling moxibustion plus acupoint sticking therapy for cervical radiculopathy. Methods: A total of 120 cases were allocated into an observation group, a warm needling group and an acupoint sticking group according to the random number table, with 40 cases in each group. Cases in the observation group received warm needling moxibustion plus acupoint sticking therapy;cases in the warm needling group received the same warm needling moxibustion in the observation group;cases in the acupoint sticking group received the same acupoint sticking therapy in the observation group. The scores of Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) and visual analog scale (VAS) were recorded before and after treatment. Results: The total effective rate was 95.0% in the observation group, versus 77.5% in the warm needling group and 75.0% in the acupoint sticking group (both P<0.05). Inter-group differences in JOA and VAS between the observation group and the other two groups were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Warm needling moxibustion plus acupoint sticking therapy is effective in treating cervical radiculopathy, and it can significantly alleviate pain and enhance clinical efficacy, and thus is worth clinical popularization.

目的:观察温针灸加穴位贴敷治疗神经根型颈椎病的临床疗效。方法:共纳入120例患者,按随机数字表随机分为观察组、温针灸组和穴位贴敷组,每组40例。观察组采用温针灸加穴位贴敷治疗,温针灸组采用与观察组相同的温针灸治疗,穴位贴敷组采用与观察组相同的穴位贴敷治疗。记录治疗前后患者日本骨科协会(JOA)评分和视觉模拟量表(VAS)评分。结果:观察组总有效率95.0%,高于温针灸组的77.5%和穴位贴敷组的75.0%(均P<0.05)。观察组JOA和VAS评分与温针灸组和穴位贴敷组均有统计学差异(均P<0.05)。结论:温针灸加穴位贴敷治疗神经根型颈椎病有效,能明显缓解疼痛,提高临床疗效,值得推广运用。