Clinical Research On Different Interval In Treating The Pain Of Cervical Spondylosis With Acupuncture

ObjectiveFind out a better interval for treating the pain of cervical spondylosis through the clinical research on different interval in treating the pain of cervical spondylosis with acupuncture.MethodThis is a randomized,controlled trial.A total of 60 cases from acupuncture department in Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,according to the diagnosis criteria,were randomly divided into Group 1 and Group 2 by PEMS 3.1,treating them with acupuncture every other day and everyday respectively in weekdays,totally 10 times.Bailao (Ex-HN15),Dazhui(GV14),Jianzhongshu(SI1S),Zhongzhu(SJ3) were used.The patients sit on the chair when receiving the treatment.After sterilizing the local skin area,perpendicularly puncture the acupoints with 1.5～2 cun Huatuo tube needles.Lift,thrust and twist the needles with even reinforcing-reducing method until the qi arrives.Do the needle manipulation for half a minute every ten minutes.The curative effect was evaluated by the Northwick Park neckpain scale(NPQ) and McGill scale before the course,at the end of the second week during the course(i.e.when Group 1 finished the 6th time and Group 2 finished the whole course),and at the end of the course. Side effect and adverse reaction were ready to write down at any time.SPSS11.0 is used for data analysis.Measurement data is tested by t-test,and numeration data is tested byχ~2-test.Result1.The effective rate of Group 1 is 78.57%and Group 2 is 74.07%.There is no significant(P＞0.05) difference.2.Before the course,there is no significant(P＞0.05) difference between Group 1 and Group 2 for the scores of NPQ and McGill.3.In Group 1,the scores of NPQ and McGill significantly decrease(P＜0.01) form the beginning to the 6th time and from the 6th time to the end of the course.The scores of NPQ and McGill significantly decrease(P＜0.01) in Group 1 at the end of the course.4.At the end of the 2nd week,there is no significant difference(P＞0.05) between Group 1 and Group 2 for the scores of NPQ and McGill.5.At the end of the course,there is no significant difference(P＞0.05) between Group 1 and Group 2 for the scores of NPQ and McGill.However,the difference in score is 20%and 30%respectively.6.No side effect and adverse reaction happened in both groups.ConclusionTreating the pain of cervical spondylosis with acupuncture is a safe and effective method.In addition,treating the pain of cervical spondylosis with acupuncture everyday or every other day for 10 times are both effective.The treatment of every other day is more effective.However,the long-term curative effect is suggested to the further research.