Huang Yuan-Fang, Wang Tai-Fen, Liu Yan, Zhang Shi-Xing
Department of Rehabilitation, Dali State People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Dali 671000, China.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Jun;28(6):427-8.
To observe acupuncture at Jiquan (HT 1) with different manipulations for improvement of abnormal sensation of the upper limb induced by cervical spondylosis of nerve root type.
One hundred and seven cases were randomly divided into 3 groups. The lifting-thrusting group (n = 37) were treated with acupuncture at Jiquan (HT 1) with lifting-thrusting manipulation, the twirling group (n = 36) with acupuncture at Jiquan (HT 1) with twirling manipulation and the routine needling group (n = 34) with acupuncture at C4 - T1 Jiaji (EX-B 2), Quchi (LI 11).
The total effective rate of 91.9% in the lifting-thrusting group was significantly better than 58.3% in the twirling group (P < 0.005) and 76.5% in the routine needling group (P < 0.05), and the therapeutic effect of the twirling group was similar to that in the routine needling group CP > 0.05).
Acupuncture at Jiquan (HT 1) with lifting-thrusting manipulation can obviously improve abnormal sensation of the upper limb induced by cervical spondylosis of nerve root type.
观察针刺极泉穴(HT 1)采用不同手法对神经根型颈椎病所致上肢异常感觉的改善情况。
将107例患者随机分为3组。提插组(n = 37)采用提插手法针刺极泉穴(HT 1),捻转组(n = 36)采用捻转手法针刺极泉穴(HT 1),常规针刺组(n = 34)针刺颈4 - 胸1夹脊穴(EX - B 2)、曲池穴(LI 11)。
提插组总有效率为91.9%,明显优于捻转组的58.3%(P < 0.005)和常规针刺组的76.5%(P < 0.05),捻转组与常规针刺组疗效相似(P > 0.05)。
采用提插手法针刺极泉穴(HT 1)能明显改善神经根型颈椎病所致上肢的异常感觉。