Treatment for Depression with Chronic Neck Pain Completely Cured in 94.2% of Patients Following Neck Muscle Treatment

We report three patients with cervical neuromuscular syndrome (CNMS) who followed similar courses. Autonomic imbalance may occur following neck muscle pain, and a wide variety of somatic symptoms including headache and vertigo appear and a generalized poor condition may continue for long periods. If many such somatic symptoms persist for months to years, symptoms of depression are exacerbated. The patients end up in psychiatric clinics, where they are diagnosed with depression, but they do not respond to antidepressants. Thus, they continue to suffer for many years. These patients eventually were completely cured with the resolution of neck pain by neck muscle treatment, using two types of special low-frequency therapy equipment, far-infrared radiation and acupuncture. When treatment for the neck muscles is initiated, symptoms of depression are quickly relieved, and diverse somatic symptoms disappear one after another as neck muscle tension is gradually alleviated (the number of abnormal neck muscle checkpoints decreases). Such a course suggests that neck muscle tension and chronic pain are closely related to depression. Neck muscle-related depression due to CNMS clearly differs from psychiatric conditions such as major and bipolar depression. In patients with neck muscle-related depression, symptoms of depression are not accompanied by ungrounded anxiety, a sense of emptiness, apathy, or self-rejection. Neck muscle abnormalities leading to CNMS are caused by head injury, whiplash injury, and a prolonged forward-bent-posture due to using a personal computer, playing computer games, texting, and engaging in machine-paced work such as assembly-line operation.

Rupture of carotid artery pseudoaneurysm in the modern era of definitive chemoradiation for head and neck cancer:Two case reports

BACKGROUND Carotid blowout syndrome(CBS)is a rupture of the carotid artery and is mainly caused by radiation and resection of head and neck cancers or direct tumor invasion of the carotid artery wall.It is a life-threatening clinical situation.There is no established and effective mode of management of CBS.Furthermore,there is no established preceding sign or symptom;therefore,preventive efforts are not clinically meaningful.CASE SUMMARY We described two cases of CBS that occurred in patients with head and neck cancer after definitive chemoradiotherapy(CRT)using three-dimensional conformal intensity-modulated radiation therapy.Two men aged 61 and 56 years with locally advanced head and neck cancer were treated with definitive CRT.After completing CRT,both of them achieved complete remission.Subsequently,they had persistent severe pain in the oropharyngeal mucosal region and the irradiated neck despite the use of opioid analgesics and rehabilitation for relief of contracted skin.However,continuous follow-up imaging studies showed no evidence of cancer recurrence.Eleven to twelve months after completing CRT,the patients visited the emergency room complaining about massive oronasal bleeding.Angiograms showed rupture of carotid artery pseudoaneurysms on the irradiated side.Despite attempting to secure hemostasis with carotid arterial stent insertion and coil embolization,both patients died because of repeated bleeding from the pseudoaneurysms.CONCLUSION In patients with persistent pain in irradiated sites,clinicians should be suspicious of progressing or impending CBS,even in the three-dimensional conformal intensity-modulated radiation therapy era.

Dredging hand Yang meridians with deep tissue massage combined with neck movement in stiff-neck syndrome:A randomized controlled trial

Objective:The objective of this study is to observe the therapeutic effects of dredging hand Yang meridian with deep tissue massage combined with neck movement on stiff-neck syndrome.Materials and Methods:This is a randomized controlled trial.The consecutive patients with the stiff-neck syndrome were randomly allocated into the intervention group and patch group(1:1)according to the random number table.The intervention group was treated with dredging hand Yang meridian with deep tissue massage combined with neck movement once a day for 3 days,while the patch group therapy was treated with a 3-patch therapy and every patch included 24-h patch and 24-h patch-free.A needle electromyogram would be exerted if the patients were at their willingness in different stages.The pain of patients was assessed by Visual Analog Scale in the two groups at every 24 h time point.Results:Finally,212 patients completed the trial,106 in each group.The curative rate in the intervention group was higher than in the patch group(99.06%vs.84.91%,χ^(2)=0.890,P<0.01).Repeated measures of the general linear model showed a significant difference in pain score within the subject-factors(factor of time F=4548.577,P<0.001;factor of time-group F=490.034,P<0.001).There was a significant difference between groups regarding pain score(F=3016.315,P<0.001).Conclusion:Dredging hand Yang meridian with deep tissue massage combined with neck movement is better than patch therapy in stiff-neck syndrome,with a shorter duration and instant effects.

Dental treatment of twin monozygotic brothers with Fragile X syndrome

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the main cause of inherited mental retardation and is the result of transcriptional silencing of the fragile X mental retardation gene FMR1. An absence of the associated protein FMRP leads to the deregulation of many genes, which results in phenotypes of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), anxiety, epilepsy and autism. The aim of this article is to report the clinical case of twin siblings affected by FXS and to describe the procedures for dental treatment with intravenous sedation. Information regarding the characteristic manifestations of FXS not only aided in the handling of the patients but also enabled us to develop clinical programs to promote and maintain oral health using individualized and specific dental procedures.

Interventional pain therapy in cervical post-surgery syndrome

Fifteen percent to forty percent of patients present with persistent disabling neck pain or radicular pain after cervical spine surgery. Persistent pain after cervical surgery is called cervical post-surgery syndrome(CPSS). This review investigates the literature about interventional pain therapy for these patients. Because different interventions with different anatomical targets exist, it is important to find the possible pain source. There has to be a distinction between radicular symptoms(radicular pain or radiculopathy) or axial pain(neck pain) and between persistent pain and a new onset of pain after surgery. In the case of radicular symptoms, inadequate decompression or nerve root adherence because of perineural scarring are possible pain causes. Multiple structures in the cervical spine are able to cause neck pain. Hereby, the type of surgery and also the number of segments treated is relevant. After fusion surgery, the so-called adjacent level syndrome is a possible pain source. After arthroplasty, the load of the facet joints in the index segment increases and can cause pain. Further, degenerative alterations progress. In general, two fundamentally different therapeutic approaches for interventional pain therapy for the cervical spine exist: Treatment of facet joint pain with radiofrequency denervation or facet nerve blocks, and epidural injections either via a transforaminal or via an interlaminar approach. The literature about interventions in CPSS is limited to single studies with a small number of patients. However, some evidence exists for these procedures. Interventional pain therapies are eligible as a target-specific therapy option. However, the risk of theses procedures(especially transforaminal epidural injections) must be weighed against the benefit.

Establishment of an animal model of extra-vertebral foramen cervical nerve entrapment by local electrical stimulation and selection of suitable stimulation parameters

A rat model of extra-vertebral foramen cervical nerve entrapment was established according to the following parameters： stimulation intensity 20 V; frequency 50 Hz; pulse width 200 μs; duration 333 ms/s for a total of 8 hours. After the electrical stimulation, rats exhibited mild muscle fiber atrophy, mild inflammatory exudates, connective tissue local fibrosis and chondrocyte metaplasia. Mean muscle fiber cross-sectional area was reduced. The nerve myelin sheath continuity was partially demyelinated. The microstructure of nerve cells was disrupted and these symptoms worsened with prolongation of the stimulation. The shoulder, neck and upper extremity muscles on the tested side demonstrated positive sharp waves and fibrillations. The severity increased with continuation of the stimulation. High amplitude and polyphasic motor unit potentials gradually appeared. Similar findings were seen in the contralateral side, but at a less severe level.

热敏灸联合针刺治疗寒湿型颈肩部肌筋膜疼痛综合征临床研究

目的:观察热敏灸联合针刺治疗寒湿型颈肩部肌筋膜疼痛综合征的临床疗效。方法:将94例颈肩部肌筋膜疼痛综合征患者按照随机数字表法分为热敏灸联合针刺组和针刺组,每组47例。热敏灸联合针刺组给予热敏灸联合针刺治疗,针刺组给予针刺治疗。治疗前后检测两组患者β-内啡肽(β-endorphin,β-EP)、P物质(substance P,SP)、6-酮前列腺素E1α(6-keto-prostaglandin E1α,6-keto-PGE1α)、5-羟色胺(5-hydroxytryptamine,5-HT)、白细胞介素-1β(interleukin-1β,IL-1β)、环氧化酶-2(cyclooxygenase-2,COX-2)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(tumour necrosis factor-α,TNF-α)、25-羟基维生素D[25-dihydroxy vitamin D,25(OH)D]含量,检测筋膜厚度、组织弹性图评分、杨氏模量值、平均振幅值及平均频率斜率,观察患者疼痛视觉模拟评分(visual analogue scale,VAS)、颈部功能障碍指数(neck disability index,NDI)、生活质量综合评定问卷(generic quality of life inventory 74,GQOLI-7)变化情况及临床疗效。结果:热敏灸联合针刺组治疗后IL-1β、COX-2、TNF-α含量低于针刺组,25(OH)D含量高于针刺组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);热敏灸联合针刺组治疗后6-keto-PGE1α、SP、5-HT含量低于针刺组,β-EP含量高于针刺组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);热敏灸联合针刺组筋膜厚度、组织弹性图评分、杨氏模量值低于针刺组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);热敏灸联合针刺组治疗后平均振幅值、平均频率斜率高于针刺组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);热敏灸联合针刺组治疗后NDI评分、VAS评分低于针刺组,GQOLI-74评分高于针刺组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);热敏灸联合针刺组有效率为95.74%,针刺组有效率为82.98%,热敏灸联合针刺组有效率显著高于针刺组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:热敏灸联合针刺治疗寒湿型颈肩部肌筋膜疼痛综合征,可抑制患者炎性因子含量,降低疼痛介质指标,改善患者组织弹性、肌肉活动能力和疲劳程度,提高患者临床疗效及生活质量。

内热针结合红外热成像治疗颈肩综合征的临床研究

目的探究内热针结合红外热成像治疗颈肩综合征的临床效果。方法选取2022年1月至12月收治的80例颈肩综合征患者作为研究对象。随机分为治疗组和对照组,各40例,两组均接受红外热成像辅助治疗,治疗组采用内热针治疗,对照组采用温针灸治疗。比较两组症状体征评分、视觉模拟量表评分、Northwick Park颈痛量表评分、美国加州大学洛杉矶分校肩关节评分、临床疗效、不良反应。结果治疗组在治疗结束当天、治疗后1个月症状体征评分、视觉模拟量表评分、Northwick Park颈痛量表评分均低于对照组,美国加州大学洛杉矶分校肩关节评分高于对照组(P<0.05或<0.001)。治疗组总有效率为92.50%,对照组总有效率为75.00%,治疗组总有效率高于对照组(P<0.05)。两组不良反应发生率比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论内热针结合红外热成像治疗颈肩综合征效果明显,能有效改善临床症状及体征,减轻疼痛,安全性较高。

基于通络化浊疗法应用温灸刮痧治疗颈肩腰腿痛临床观察

目的在国医大师李佃贵教授指导下提出通络化浊疗法,总结应用温灸刮痧治疗颈肩腰腿痛的效果。方法应用温灸罐循经走罐膀胱经、督脉等经络治疗颈肩腰腿痛患者60例。结果60例患者中,治愈48例(80.00%),显效8例(13.33%),有效2例(3.33%),无效2例(3.33%);总有效率96.67%(58/60)。结论通络化浊疗法指导下,应用温灸刮痧治疗较其他方法操作时间短,治疗次数少,标本兼顾,既可祛除风寒湿、通络化浊,又可活血益气,促进气血对筋脉的荣养,由浅入深达到治愈颈肩腰腿痛的目的。

基于“肝郁气滞”探讨颈肩综合征病机及针灸治疗

[目的]运用五脏气机理论的“肝郁气滞”观点,对颈肩综合征的病机和治疗进行阐发。[方法]从五脏气机理论的“肝郁气滞”观点及颈肩综合征病因病机出发,探讨二者的理论契合性,同时基于此观点确定颈肩综合征的论治原则及针灸处方,并列验案一则加以佐证。[结果]“肝郁气滞”观点源于五脏气机理论中肝主气机,以肝郁为本,气滞为标。颈肩综合征病机特点在于标本虚实兼夹,主要是肝失疏泄,气机郁滞,在实的基础上化生或合并瘀、湿等实邪。从“肝郁气滞”分析颈肩综合征病机,针灸论治不仅要重视肝胆,兼顾气滞,也要重视其所演变出的瘀、湿等实邪,这些因素均与颈肩综合征发病关系密切。以“肝郁气滞”及相关理论指导颈肩综合征的治疗,应以疏通肝胆和气机为要,从针灸调和经络气机出发,并配合刃针,其针方运用的合理性获得了临床实践的支持。文中医案辨证为肝郁气滞证,治以疏肝行气止痛,运用毫针和刃针治疗,取得了较好的临床疗效。[结论]“肝郁气滞”观点与颈肩综合征病机具有契合性,为治疗颈肩综合征开辟了新思路。

推拿手法后刺络拔罐治疗颈肩背部肌筋膜疼痛综合征的疗效分析

目的探讨和分析在颈肩背部肌筋膜疼痛综合征治疗中施以推拿手法后刺络拔罐进行临床治疗的效果情况。方法回顾性选取2023年1—12月于扬州市中医院推拿科就诊的64例颈肩背部肌筋膜疼痛综合征患者的临床资料。按治疗方法不同分组,每组32例。常规组予以常规治疗,研究组予以推拿手法联合刺络拔罐治疗,分析两组的疼痛情况、治疗效果以及疾病复发情况。结果治疗后,研究组压痛评分(1.28±0.19)分及疼痛评分(2.04±0.43)分均低于常规组(2.00±0.23)分和(4.06±0.57)分,差异有统计学意义(t=13.653、16.004,P均<0.05);研究组治疗总有效率高于常规组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);研究组3个月及6个月的复发率均低于常规组,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。结论推拿手法及刺络拔罐疗法用于颈肩背部肌筋膜疼痛综合征,能够有效缓解患者的疼痛症状,复发率低,治疗效果显著。

剪切波超声弹性成像技术在颈肩肌筋膜疼痛综合征中的应用

目的 :探讨剪切波超声弹性成像技术在颈肩肌筋膜疼痛综合征中的应用。方法 :选取2013年12月至2014年7月临床诊断为颈肩肌筋膜疼痛综合征的患者30例(病例组)及对照组30例(健康人群)。病例组男17例,女13例,平均年龄(44±3)岁;对照组男22例,女8例,平均年龄(37±5)岁。病例组患者行手法治疗,隔日1次,共7次,分别以剪切波超声弹性成像技术检测病例组患者治疗前后斜方肌紧张处,以及对照组斜方肌降部肌腹,记录并比较组织弹性图和杨氏模量值,对结果进行统计分析。结果:病例组治疗前斜方肌组织弹性图以绿蓝色为主,弹性评分3.70±1.53,杨氏模量值(43.4±15.6)k Pa;治疗后组织弹性图以蓝色为主,弹性评分2.40±0.87,杨氏模量值(29.0±5.9)k Pa;对照组组织弹性图以蓝色为主,弹性评分1.60±0.72,杨氏模量值(24.0±7.6)k Pa;三者两两比较,P=0.000,差异均有统计学意义。结论:剪切波超声弹性成像技术可作为检测中医手法治疗颈肩肌筋膜疼痛综合征疗效的客观检测方法,且较敏感。

颈神经后支源性颈肩痛的临床特点和误诊分析

目的 :分析颈神经后支源性颈肩痛的临床特点并探讨其误诊原因。方法 :对 75例中颈痛 14例 ,颈肩痛 38例 ,肩背痛 2 3例 ,误诊为颈椎病 35例 ,肩背肌筋膜炎 2 1例 ,肩周炎 19例的病历资料进行回顾性研究。分别采取颈神经后支阻滞配合手法以及肩关节腔内液压扩张加手法松解。结果 :75例平均随访 8个月 ,总优良率 88%。与误诊疗效率、症状一时减轻 6 1 3%、完全无效 38 7%相比 ,差异有显著性 (P <0 0 5 )。该类型颈肩痛具有以下临床特点 :①疼痛常常不表现在它的病理改变部位 ;②缺乏神经病理阳性体征或神经根刺激征 ;③物理学和影像学结果不相符合 ;④颈椎关节突关节固定性压痛 ,受累后支支配区牵涉痛和压痛或肌痉挛 ;⑤影像学检查 ,关节突关节呈退行性改变。结论 :临床表现的相似性 ;可能存在的病理相关性 ;诊断思维的局限性 ;治疗方法的雷同性 ;疗效短暂的有效性 ;均可能是造成误诊的主要原因。重视病史和临床检查 ,以触诊定位 ,神经定位 ,结合影像学资料 ,是提高诊疗水平 ,防止误诊的关键。

缺血性按压手法治疗颈肩部肌筋膜疼痛综合征疗效分析

目的评价缺血性按压手法治疗颈肩部肌筋膜疼痛综合征的临床疗效。方法选择2014年1-10月解放军总医院海南分院康复理疗科门诊患者67例,随机分为治疗组(n=34)和对照组(n=33);治疗组使用肌筋膜缺血性按压手法治疗,对照组使用热磁治疗,疗程为2周;采用视觉模拟量表(visual analogous scale,VAS)和颈部残障指数量表(neck disability index,NDI)评价两组疗效。结果两组患者年龄、性别、病程差异无统计学意义。治疗组治疗前后VAS组内评分(t=20.11,P<0.05)、NDI组内评分(t=16.67,P<0.05)以及对照组治疗前后VAS组内评分(t=24.72,P<0.05)、NDI组内评分(t=18.11,P<0.05)差异均有统计学意义,两组治疗后VAS组间评分(t=4.86,P<0.05)、NDI组间评分(t=4.59,P<0.05)差异亦有统计学意义。结论肌筋膜缺血性按压手法对颈肩部肌筋膜疼痛有较好的治疗作用。

仰头缩颈扩胸锻炼法治疗项背部肌筋膜炎临床研究

目的:探索一种治疗项背筋膜炎的运动锻炼方法。方法:2009年4月—2010年5月在本院门诊就诊的项背部筋膜炎患者120例,随机分为治疗组、对照组各60例,治疗组采用仰头缩颈扩胸法治疗,对照组给予复方氯唑沙宗片口服,比较治疗3周后两组临床疗效、VAS评分、颈残障指数评分差异。结果:治疗前,两组VAS评分、颈残障指数评分差异无统计学意义,治疗3周后,两组VAS评分、颈残障指数评分差异具有统计学意义,两组VAS评分、颈残障指数均明显下降(P<0.05),但治疗组优于对照组,治疗组临床痊愈37例,显效11例,有效12例,无效1例,总有效率98%。结论:采用仰头缩颈扩胸锻炼法治疗项背部肌筋膜炎疗效确切,为防治项背部肌筋膜炎提供一种简单、有效而又舒适的运动疗法。

颈肩综合征的临床辨证思路与治疗方法探讨

颈肩综合征为临床上常见疾病,现代医学尚无较好的治疗方法,针灸治疗有较好的疗效,但因治疗不当容易迁延不愈。笔者认为治疗此病应先详细辨证,重视脉诊,结合局部切诊及经络触诊,选取合适的穴位;针刺操作不追求得气为先,而以候气为要,结合温针以为治;兼阳气不达四末者,先温补脾肾之阳,再开四关(合谷、太冲)以畅达阳气,后进行颈肩部的辨证施针。

青少年颈痛的中医证候分型研究

目的 :研究青少年颈痛的中医证候特征,初步拟订青少年颈痛的中医证候分型。方法 :制定青少年颈痛中医证候观察表,对1 397名青少年颈痛患者进行问卷调查,建立青少年颈痛中医证候数据库,通过统计软件,采用描述性统计分析、聚类分析等方法对数据进行分析。结果:通过聚类分析,将60项中医症状共聚为4类,中医证候研究专家组按照中医理论及临床经验进行讨论,对聚类结果进行修订和证候分类,初步拟订出青少年颈痛的4个中医证型。结论:青少年颈痛属于中医筋伤的筋痹,外感六淫、五劳所伤或内伤引起颈部筋的营卫气血闭塞不通是其主要病机,根据统计分析结合专家意见,拟定青少年颈痛中医证型为寒湿痹阻证、湿热痹阻证、肝郁脾虚证和心肾气阴两虚证。

八段锦功法锻炼结合手法治疗颈肩部肌筋膜疼痛综合征临床研究

目的观察八段锦功法锻炼结合手法对颈肩部肌筋膜疼痛综合征患者疼痛和情感因素的影响。方法将60例颈肩部肌筋膜疼痛综合征患者随机分为对照组和治疗组,每组30例;两组均予手法治疗,治疗组同时习练八段锦功法。两组疗程均为35天,观察临床疗效及疼痛评分(VAS)、情感评分(SF-MPQ)变化情况。结果治疗组、对照组总有效率分别为96.7%、73.3%,治疗组临床疗效优于对照组(P<0.05)。治疗前后组内比较,两组VAS、SF-MPQ情感评分均明显减少(P<0.05);组间治疗后及差值比较,各指标差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论八段锦功法锻炼结合手法治疗颈肩部肌筋膜疼痛综合征能有效缓解疼痛症状,改善颈肩部功能活动,提高生活质量。

针药并用对风寒阻络证颈型颈椎病患者中医证候及颈痛量表评分的影响

目的观察针药并用对风寒阻络证颈型颈椎病患者中医证候评分及颈痛量表(NPQ)评分的影响。方法将90例纳入患者按随机数字表法分为针药组、中药组和针刺组,每组30例。针药组予桂枝加葛根汤加减方和电针治疗,中药组予桂枝加葛根汤加减方治疗,针刺组予电针治疗。观察治疗前后3组患者中医证候评分及NPQ评分变化,进行对比分析。结果针药组治疗前后中医证候评分及NPQ评分差值均高于针刺组、中药组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);针刺组和中药组之间中医证候评分及NPQ评分差值比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论针药并用能缓解风寒阻络证颈型颈椎病患者的中医证候,减轻颈部疼痛,改善颈部功能状态。

以头颈部疼痛为首发症状的茎突综合征分析

目的探讨茎突综合征患者的临床表现、手术方式及术后效果,增强耳鼻咽喉科医师对该疾病的认识。方法回顾性分析我科2012年12月~2017年1月收治的24例以头颈部疼痛为首发症状的茎突综合征患者的手术方式,并使用视觉模拟评分法(visual analogue scale,VAS)评估患者术后效果。结果首发症状表现为咽痛14例,颈部胀痛5例,耳痛4例,颌面部疼痛1例。茎突CT三维重建示24例患者患侧茎突长度均>30 mm。全部患者扁桃体窝触痛阳性。18例患者经颈外入路茎突截短术,6例患者经口扁桃体切除后行茎突截短术。术后随访3~20个月,21例症状缓解,3例症状较前无改善,有效率87.5%。VAS评分术前与术后比较差异有统计学意义(t=10.112,P<0.05)。结论以头颈部疼痛就诊的茎突综合征患者易被误诊为咽炎、外耳道炎、淋巴结炎等疾病,扁桃体窝触诊是重要的辅助手法,茎突CT三维重建具有确诊价值。诊断明确者可考虑行茎突截短术,术后效果较满意。