Clinical observation on the treatment of sympathetic cervical spondylosis with meridian acupoint massage combined with curvature traction

Objective:To evaluate the clinical effect of meridian acupoint massage combined with curvature traction on sympathetic cervical spondylosis its influence on heart rate variability and norepinephrine concentration.Methods:80 patients with sympathetic cervical spondylosis were divided into the treatment group and control group randomly,with 40 patients in each group.Patients in the two groups were treated with massage on the basis of curvature traction.Among them,the treatment group was treated with meridian acupoint massage,while the control group was treated with routine massage.Each subject was treated once a day for 2 weeks.Before and after treatment,VAS,NRS,"20 score method",NDI,JOA,and Borden's method were used to evaluate the pain,sympathetic symptoms and cervical function of the two groups.At the same time,the changes of RR interval standard deviation and urine noradrenaline concentration were also observed.Finally the clinical efficacy of the two groups were evaluated.Results:The cure rate of the treatment group was 62.50%,while it was 40.00%in the control group,and the effective rate of the treatment group was 95.00%,the total effective rate of the control group was 80.00%,the treatment group was superior to the control group in both cure rate and total effective rate(P<0.05).During post-therapy,VAS score,NRS score,sympathetic symptom score,cervical physiological curvature,NDI score,and noradrenaline concentration in urine in both groups were lower than those of pre-treatment(P<0.01),JOA score and heart rate variability SDNN value were significantly higher(P<0.01),and the treatment group was superior to the control group(P<0.01).Conclusion:Meridian acupoint massage combined with curvature traction has a significant clinical effect on sympathetic cervical spondylosis,which is worth further promotion and application.

Electroacupuncture for postpartum urinary retention:A randomized controlled study

Objective:To observe the clinical effect of electroacupuncture on postpartum urinary retention(PPUR)through a randomized controlled study.Methods:Seventy-two PPUR puerperae who met the inclusion criteria were divided into the observation group(electroacupuncture at Ciliao(次髎BL 32) and Zhongliao(中髎 BL 33) group) and the control group(sham acupuncture group) according to the random number table method,with 36 cases in each.Urine catheters were retained.After 3 days of treatment,the therapeutic effect of PPUR was compared between the two groups.Results:In the observation group,the first urination time was significantly earlier than that in the control group,the first urination volume was significantly more than that in the control group,the bladder residual urine volume was significantly less than that in the control group,and the urinary infection was significantly less than that in the control group,the differences were statistically significant(all P <0.001).Compared with the control group,there were statistically significant differences in catheter removal,independent urination,cured cases,effective cases,ineffective cases,and total effective cases in the observation group(all P <0.05).Conclusion:The therapeutic value of electroacupuncture at BL32 and BL33 for primiparae with PPUR is significantly obvious.This therapy is worthy of clinical promotion.