Therapeutic Efficacy Observation on ‘Setting Fire on the Mountain’ Manipulation by Lu Shou-yan for Cervical Radiculopathy

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of ‘setting fire on the mountain' manipulation by Lu Shou-yan for cervical radiculopathy as well as the infrared thermographic changes of the cervical area before and after treatment. Methods: A total of 120 eligible cases with cervical radiculopathy were randomly allocated into an observation group and a control group, 60 in each group. Cases in the observation group were treated with Lu Shou-yan's ‘setting fire on the mountain' manipulation, whereas cases in the control group were treated with even reinforcing-reducing manipulation. After two courses of treatment, the infrared thermographic changes and overall therapeutic efficacies in the two groups were compared. Results: The recovery rate and total effective rate in the observation group were 68.3% and 98.3% respectively, versus 28.3% and 81.7% in the control group, showing statistical differences in recovery rate and total effective rate(both P < 0.01). There was between-group statistical significance in comparing the infrared thermography after treatment(P<0.01). Conclusion: ‘Setting fire on the mountain' manipulation by Lu Shou-yan is better than even reinforcing-reducing manipulation for cervical radiculopathy.

齐刺加灸结合痛点弹拨治疗第三腰椎横突综合征（英文）

目的:观察齐刺加灸结合痛点弹拨治疗第三腰椎横突综合征的临床疗效。方法:将108例第三腰椎横突综合征患者随机分为两组,观察组56例予齐刺、艾灸及痛点弹拨治疗;对照组52例予针刺、艾灸治疗。观察治疗前后两组患者简化M c Gill疼痛问卷(short-form Mc Gill pain questionnaire,SF-MPQ)中疼痛分级指数(pain rating index,PRI),视觉模拟量表(visual analogue scale,VAS)及现有疼痛强度(present pain intensity,PPI)评分的变化,并进行疗效比较。结果:观察组总有效率为96.4%,对照组为76.9%,两组总有效率差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。两组患者治疗前后P RI感觉分、P RI情感分、P RI总分、V AS评分、P PI评分的差值比较,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。两组治疗前后临床体征评分差值比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。治疗后4星期及治疗后8星期,两组复发率差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:齐刺加灸结合痛点弹拨治疗第三腰椎横突综合征疗效优于针刺加灸治疗,且复发率低。