微波银质针对颈椎关节功能的影响

Influence of Treatments with Silver Needle on the Cervical Vertebral Function Honggang Xie .Taian Chinese Medicine Hospital, Taian, Shandong Province 271000

目的：观察银质针加微波照射治疗对顽固性颈椎病颈椎关节活动度的影响。方法：抽取病程5年以上的顽固性颈椎病120例，银质针（治疗组）与毫针（对照组）各60例，针刺后加微波照射，测量治疗前后颈椎活动度，并按视觉模拟评分（VAS）进行疼痛评价，6个月后随访观察疗效：治疗组治愈49例，好转10例，无效1例；对照组治愈7例，好转29例，无效24例。治疗组前后对照差异性有显著性意义（P〈0．05），治疗组与对照组差异性有显著性意义（P〈0．05）。结论：银质针组有显著性疗效，银质针作为一种治疗颈椎病既镇痛又治痛且长久不复发的疗法，值得推广应用。

Objective：To study the efficacy of the treatment-silver needle with microwave heating（in acupuncture use）-on ROM （Range of Movement） limitation in intractable cervical spondylosis.Method： Randomly select 120 cases of intractable cervical spondylosis of over 5 years history, 60 cases for the treatment group with silver needle and the control group with fine needle,respectively. For both groups, apply microwave heating after the acupuncture, measure ROM and assess pain intensity with visual analog scale （VAS） before and after the treatment for 6 months. Result： Among the treatment group, 49 cases were cured, the symptoms of 10 cases were improved, no effect in 1 case; while in the control group,7 cases were cured, the symptoms of 29 cases were improved, no effect in 24 cases. There were significant difference within the treatment group before and after the treatment （P 〈 0.05 ）, so were there between the treatment group and the control group （P 〈 0.05）. Conclution： The treatment with silver needle has obvious therapeutic effects, providing for patients with carvical spondylosis a theropy of easing and curing pain with low recurrence rate, a theropy worthy of extending.