Blood-activating and orifice-opening method with acupuncture and moxibustion in treating vertebroarterial cervical spondylopathy

Objective: It is to investigate the efficacy of the blood-activating and orifice-opening method with acupuncture and moxibusion for treatment of vertebroarterial cervical spondylopathy.Methods: 176 cases were divided into the treatment group (89 cases) and control group (87 cases) randomly. Acupuncture on points Geshu (BL 17), Fengchi (GB 20) and Bailao (Ex-HN) was applied, and meanwhile moxibustion on points Baihui (GV 20) and Shangxing (GV 23) was applied in the treatment group, while Flunarizine was orally taken in the control group.Results: The blood-activating and orifice-opening method with acupuncture and moxibustion could significantly improve the comprehensive curative effect clinically, increase the subjective index score and the sign score significantly, and change hemodynamics obviously. Its effect was better than that of the control group. It was also found that its followup effect was significantly better that of the control group.Conclusion: The blood-activating and orifice-opening method with acupuncture and moxibustion has a definite effect on vertebroarterial cervical spondylopathy. Fund Project: Project of Sponsorship from Scientific Research Fund, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology Administration, Sichuan Province Author: YUAN Xiuli (1961-), female, chief physician Translator: HUANG Guo-qi