PMID: 26790205Jan 23, 2016Paper

Effective anatomic structures of ultrasound-guide acupoint embedding therapy for cervical spondylosis

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion
Wenshan SunGuofang Jiang

Abstract

To explore the relationship between the therapeutic effect of minimally invasive embedding therapy and the implanted depth for cervical spondylosis. Ninety patients of cervical spondylosis of nerve root type were randomized into a shallow-layer embedding group (subcutaneous layer), a middle-layer embedding group (semispinalis capitis muscle layer) and a deep-layer embedding group (multifidus muscle layer), 30 cases in each one. Jiaji (EX-B 2) of C5 and C6 on the affected side and Dazhui (GV 14) were selected. Under the guide of ultrasound, the catgut was implanted to the corresponding tissue layers. The treatment was given once a week, continuously for 3 weeks in the three groups. The symptoms and physical signs were observed before and after treatment. The pain rating index (PRI), visual analogue scale (VAS) and present pain index (PPI) were assessed. The neck disability index (NDI) was compared. The score of symptoms and function after treatment was increased apparently in the deep-layer embedding group (P < 0.05), which was increased more apparently as compared with those in the shallow-layer embedding group and the middle-layer embedding group (both P < 0.05). PRI, VAS and PPI after treatment were all reduced apparently as ...Continue Reading

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