点穴治疗神经根型颈椎病疗效观察

目的:观察点穴治疗神经根型颈椎病的临床疗效.方法:将400例患者随机分为点穴组和药物组,各200例.点穴组以手法点按缺盆、肩井、天宗等穴位,每日1次;药物组常规口服根痛平药物,每日2次.治疗3个疗程后,比较疼痛、麻木症状及压顶试验、臂丛牵拉试验、上肢肌力体征和日常生活能力积分的改善情况.结果:两组治疗后麻木积分、压顶试验积分、臂丛牵拉试验积分、上肢肌力试验、日常生活能力积分比较均明显高于治疗前(均P<0.01);治疗后两组间各症状、体征积分比较,差异均有统计学意义(均P<0.01),点穴组优于药物组.点穴组治愈率、总有效率分别为78.0%、99.0%,均优于药物组的61.0%、87.0%(均P<0.01).结论:点穴疗法能较好地改善神经根型颈椎病的症状体征,疗效优于根痛平药物治疗.

Observation on therapeutic effect of digital acupoint pressure for treatment of the nerve root type of cervical spondylosis

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of digital acupoint pressure for treatment of the nerve root type of cervical spondylosis. Methods Four hundred cases were randomly divided into a digital acupoint pressure group (DAP group) and a medicine group, 200 cases in each group. Acupoints of Quepen (ST 12), Jianjing (GB 21) and Tianzong (ST 11) etc. were used for digital pressing in the DAP group; and Chinese herb medicine of Gentongping was routinely taken in the medicine group. After three treatment courses, the symptoms of pain and numbness, the signs of pressure measurement by compression of head, brachial plexus drawer test and arm myodynamia, as well as the total cumulative scores of daily living capability, were compared. Results After treatment, the total cumulative scores of numbness, pressure measurement by compression of head, brachial plexus drawer test, arm myodynamia and daily living capability in both groups were obviously better than those of before treatment (all P<0. 01) ; but there was a significant difference on the total cumulative score of the symptoms and signs between the two groups. The cured rate of 78. 0% and total effective rate of 99. 0% in the DAP group were better than those of 61. 0% and 87. 0% in the medicine group, respectively (both P<0. 01). Conclusion Digital acupoint pressure plays an active role in improving the symptoms and signs on patients with nerve root type of cervical spondylosis , which is better than Chinese herb medicine of Gentongping.