Clinical Study on Cervical Seven Needles for Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy

GUO Qian, DU Zhaohui, GUO Wei

GUO Qian, DU Zhaohui, GUO Wei

731 Hospital of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group, Beijing 100074, China

Abstract: Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of cervical seven needles in treating cervical spondylotic radiculopathy and its effects on hemorrheology and inflammatory factor levels. Methods Totally 166 patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy were selected and divided into control group and study group according to random number table method, with 83 cases in each group. The control group was treated with cervical traction and medium frequency electrotherapy by computer, and the study group was treated with cervical seven needles. The treatment for both groups was once a day and ten days were one treatment course, lasting for two courses. The clinical efficacy of both groups was compared. The hemorrheology index, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels and neck disability index (NDI), Cobb angle were observed before and after treatment. Results The total effective rate was 90.36% (75/83) in the study group and 78.31% (65/83) in the control group (P<0.05). Compared with before treatment, the hemorrheology indexes of the two groups decreased, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6 levels decreased, and NDI decreased, Cobb angle increased, with statistical significance (P<0.05). After treatment, the hemorheology index of the study group was lower than that of the control group, the levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 were lower than those of the control group, and the NDI was lower than the control group, the Cobb angle was higher than that of the control group,with statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion Cervical seven needles can improve the clinical symptoms of the patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy, reduce the viscosity of blood and the level of inflammatory factors, and improve clinical efficacy.

Keywords: cervical seven needles; cervical spondylotic radiculopathy; hemorrheology; clinical study