Objective:To compare the therapeutic efficacies between electroacupuncture(EA)and medication for cervical intervertebral disc herniation(CIDH).Methods:Totally 420 patients with CIDH were randomized into two groups by ...Objective:To compare the therapeutic efficacies between electroacupuncture(EA)and medication for cervical intervertebral disc herniation(CIDH).Methods:Totally 420 patients with CIDH were randomized into two groups by random number table.210 patients in the EA group were intervened by EA at Dazhui(GV 14),Dazhu(BL 11),and Houxi(SI 3);210patients in the medication group were treated by oral administration of Meloxicam tablets.Results:The average ranks of both short and long term efficacies in the EA group were significantly lower than that in the medication group(both P<0.01);there were significant differences in comparing the total effective rates of both short and long terms between the two groups(both P<0.01).It shows that EA group has better therapeutic efficacy than the medication group.Conclusion:EA is better than medication in comparing both short-term and long-term therapeutic efficacies in treating CIDH.展开更多
基金supported by the Important Special Project of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(10DZ1950700)Project of Lu’s Acupunctur-moxibustion Inheritance and Study Base of Shanghai Schools of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai Municipal Health Bureau(201204)
文摘Objective:To compare the therapeutic efficacies between electroacupuncture(EA)and medication for cervical intervertebral disc herniation(CIDH).Methods:Totally 420 patients with CIDH were randomized into two groups by random number table.210 patients in the EA group were intervened by EA at Dazhui(GV 14),Dazhu(BL 11),and Houxi(SI 3);210patients in the medication group were treated by oral administration of Meloxicam tablets.Results:The average ranks of both short and long term efficacies in the EA group were significantly lower than that in the medication group(both P<0.01);there were significant differences in comparing the total effective rates of both short and long terms between the two groups(both P<0.01).It shows that EA group has better therapeutic efficacy than the medication group.Conclusion:EA is better than medication in comparing both short-term and long-term therapeutic efficacies in treating CIDH.