Cervical spondylosis treated by acupuncture at Ligou (LR 5) combined with movement therapy.

Objective: To compare therapeutic effects of acupuncture at Ligou (LR 5) plus movement therapy and conventional acupuncture on cervical spondylosis.

Methods: The therapeutic effect of acupuncture at Ligou (LR 5) plus movement therapy on 57 cases of cervical spondylosis (Group Acup.+M) was observed and compared with that of conventional acupuncture (Group Acup.) on 65 cases of cervical spondylosis with the same types of the disease during the same observation period as those treated by the former therapy.

Results: The cured rate, effective rate and total effective rate were 52.63%, 45.61% and 98.24%, respectively in Group Acup.+M; 46.15%, 50.77% and 96.92%, respectively in Group Acup. There were no significant differences in therapeutic effects between the two groups, shown by Ridit test (P>0.05).

Conclusion: Both acupuncture plus movement therapy and conventional acupuncture were similarly effective in treating cervical spondylosis, but the former was superior to the latter in shorter treatment course and fewer points