Clinical Study on the Treatment of Nerve Root Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy by Acupuncture of Neck Jiaji Acupoint with Internal Heat Acupuncture and Supine Angle Traction
Objective:To study the clinical efficacy of internal heat acupuncture at the neck Jiaji acupoint com-bined with supine angle traction in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy.Methods:90 patients were randomly divided into three groups according to the random number table with the ratio of 1∶1∶1;group A re-ceived internal heat acupuncture at the neck Jiaji acupoint with supine angle traction,group B received internal heat acupuncture at the neck Jiaji acupoint,and group C received supine angle traction.After 2 weeks of treat-ment,the pre-and post-treatment McGill pain survey scale,SF-36 quality of life score and Japanese Orthopaedic Association assessment treatment score(JOA)were compared and observed in each group.Results:The McGill score,SF-36 score and JOA score were significantly improved in each group after 2 weeks of treatment(P<0.05),and the improvement of McGill score,SF-36 score and JOA score in group A was better than that in group B and C after 2 weeks of treatment(P<0.05).There were no adverse reactions or complications in any group.Conclu-sion:Internal heat acupuncture combined with supine angle traction in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radic-ulopathy can alleviate the symptoms and improve the quality of life of patients,and the treatment method is accu-rate,safe and standardized.
Cervical spondylotic radiculopathyInternal heat acupunctureTractionAcupunctureNeck Jiaji acupointPrecise medicine