Clinical observation of cervical spondylosis of neck type with wind-cold-damp treated with four-hand-needling therapy

Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy between the four-hand-needling therapy and the routine needling therapy at neck-Jiaji (EX-B 2) in the treatment of cervical spondylosis of neck type.

Methods: Eighty patients of cervical spondylosis of neck type were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 40 cases in each one. In the observation group, Sanjian (LI 3), Wailaogong (EX-UE 8), Zhongzhu (TE 3) and Houxi (SI 3) on the affected side were selected. In the control group, the neck-Jiaji (EX-B 2) on bilateral C4, C5 and C6 were selected. The treatment was given once every two days. The score of visual analogue scale (VAS) was observed before treatment, right after the first treatment, in a half of one month of treatment and in one month of treatment separately and the clinical efficacy was observed after 1-month treatment in the two groups.

Results: After treatment, VAS score was reduced as compared with that before treatment in the two groups (all P<0.05). The immediate VAS score after treatment in the observation group was reduced much more apparently as compared with that in the control group (P<0.01). The curative rate was 52.5% (21/40) in the observation group and was 32.5% (13/40) in the control group and the total effective rates were 95.0% (38/40) and 82.5% (33/40) respectively. The efficacy in the observation group was better than that in the control group (both P<0.05).

Conclusions: The four-hand-needling therapy and routine acupuncture at neck-Jiaji (EX-B 2) all have the very good efficacy on cervical spondylosis of neck type with wind-cold-damp. The immediate efficacy of the four-hand-needling therapy is much more significant.