Objective:To explore the effect of acupuncture and moxibustion combined with massage of body surface pain sensitive points on cervical vertebra and sleep in patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy(CSR)with sleep disorder.Methods:A total of 62 patients with CSR accompanied by sleep disorders admitted to Fujian University of Chinese Medicine from September 2022 to December 2023 were selected as the study objects,and were divided into control group and observation group according to random number table method,with 31 patients in each group.The control group was treated with routine treatment combined with acupuncture and moxibustion,and the observation group was treated with massage of body surface pain sensitive points on the ba-sis of the control group,collected baseline and post intervention information,and compared the intervention effects of the two groups.Results:After intervention,the visual analog scale(VAS),neck disability index(NDI),and Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI)scores of the observation group showed that the pain,cervical condition,and sleep improvement of the patients were better than those of the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Total effective rate of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:acu-puncture and moxibustion combined with massotherapy of body surface pain sensitive points can significantly improve the cervical symptoms of CSR patients,and at the same time significantly improve the sleep status of patients,improve their quality of life,which is worth popularizing and applying in clinical practice.
关键词
神经根型颈椎病/睡眠障碍/针灸/推拿/穴位敏化
Key words
Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy/Sleep disorders/Acupuncture and moxibustion/Tuina/Acupoint sensitization