Clinical observation on cervical spondylopathy vertebroarterial type treated by electro-acupuncture.

J Tradit Chin Med

The Hospital of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Sichuan Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, China.

Published: March 2007

Objective: To observe the clinical therapeutic effects of electro-acupuncture in the treatment of cervical spondylopathy of the vertebroarterial type.

Methods: According to the consulting order, the patients were randomly divided into a treatment group (29 cases treated with electro-acupuncture), and a control group (28 cases treated with simple acupuncture). 20 treatments were given to patients in both groups.

Results: The markedly effective rate of the treatment group was 75% and that of the control group was 61.54% (P<0.05).

Conclusion: Electro-acupuncture has a better therapeutic effect than the simple acupuncture in the treatment of cervical spondylopathy of the vertebroarterial type.

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