Clinical Observation On The Treatment Of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy With Electro Acupuncture At “Cervical Five Points”Combined With“Balance Acupuncture”

Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of electro acupuncture at “Cervical five Points” combined with“Balance Acupuncture” on patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy,in order to find a more simple and effective method for clinical treatment.Methods:Sixty patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy who were treated in the Department of Acupuncture of Huangshi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2019 to October 2019.They were randomly divided into treatment groups(electro acupuncture at “Cervical five Points” combined with“Balance Acupuncture”),and control group(electro acupuncture at “Cervical five Points”),30 cases in each group.The control group: “Cervical five Points”,bilateral C5 and C6 Jiaji points are selected,Da zhui point;electro acupuncture,selected bilateral C5 and C6 Jiaji points connected to electro acupuncture instrument,ipsilateral Jiaji points connected a set of lines,using continuous waves,The output frequency is 1~2Hz,the intensity of stimulation was determined by the patient tolerance,and the needle was left for 30 minutes.Once a day,six days as a course of treatment,a total of 2 courses of treatment,with a rest period of 1 day during the course of treatment.Treatment group: On the basis of the control group,after taking the needles,disinfect the balance needle point(neck pain point,shoulder pain point),the neck pain point quickly flat stab 1 to 2 inches.The needles can be out of with local acid,numbness,and swelling,and the shoulder pain point quickly Straight stab 1 to 1.5 inches,in order to appear to the limb remote electric shock needle feeling can be out of the needle.Once a day,six days as a course of treatment,a total of 2 courses of treatment,with a rest period of 1 day during the course of treatment.After the treatment was completed,the relevant indicators of the two groups of patients were recorded,and the clinical efficacy,20 subscales scores,and simplified McGill Pain Inquiry Scale(PRI,VAS,PPI)scores of the two groups of patients were observed.Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 23.0.Results:1.Comparison of symptoms,signs and functional scores between the two groups: There was no significant difference in the symptoms,signs and functional scores before treatment between the two groups(P>0.05).There was statistical significance(P<0.05);the difference between the treatment group and the control group after treatment was statistically significant(P<0.05),indicating that the treatment group was significantly better than the control group in improving patients' symptoms,signs and functions.2.Comparison of PRI scores between the two groups: Before treatment,there was no significant difference in the PRI scores between the two groups(P>0.05);There was a significant difference in the PRI score between the two groups after treatment and before treatment(P<0.05);After treatment,there was a statistically significant difference in the PRI score between the two groups(P<0.05),indicating that the improvement of the PRI score of the cervical spondylotic radiculopathy of the treatment group was significantly better than that of the control group.3.Comparison of VAS scores between the two groups of patients: Before treatment,there was no significant difference in the VAS scores between the two groups(P>0.05);there was a significant difference in the VAS scores between the two groups after treatment and before the treatment(P<0.05);After treatment,the difference between the VAS scores of the treatment group and the control group was statistically significant(P<0.05),indicating that the treatment group had significantly better VAS scores for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy than the control group.4.Comparison of PPI scores between the two groups: Before treatment,there was no significant difference in the PPI scores between the two groups(P>0.05);there was a statistically significant difference in the PPI scores between the two groups after treatment and before the treatment(P<0.05);After treatment,there was a statistically significant difference in the PPI scores between the two groups(P<0.05),indicating that the PPI score of the treatment group on cervical spondylotic radiculopathy was significantly better than that of the control group.5.Comparison of clinical efficacy of two groups of patients: 7 cases of clinical cure,15 cases of marked improvement,6 cases of improvement,and 2 cases of ineffectiveness in the treatment group,with a total effective rate of 93.33% and a more significant rate of 73.33%;4 cases of clinical cure in the control group,8 cases were markedly effective,13 cases were improved,and 5 cases were ineffective.The total effective rate was 83.33%,and the more significant rate was 40.00%.After statistical analysis,there was no significant difference in the total effective rate between the two groups of patients(P>0.05);however,the markedly effective rate(73.33%)in the treatment group was significantly better than that in the control group(40.00%),and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:Electro acupuncture at “Cervical five Points”combined with“Balance Acupuncture”and simple electro acupuncture at “Cervical five Point” are effective in treating cervical spondylotic radiculopathy,which can improve patients' symptoms,signs and functions,and relieve pain to a certain extent.However,electro acupuncture at “Cervical five Points”combined with “Balance Acupuncture” therapy is obviously superior to the simple electro acupuncture at “Cervical five Points” therapy,and is worthy of promotion in the clinic.