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 aft...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.展开更多
基金supported by Lu’s Acupuncture Inheritance Study of Shanghai Schools of Traditional Chinese Medicine (No. ZYSNXD-CC-HPGC-JD-004)Specialty of Bone and Joint Disorders (No. 2011204001)
文摘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.
