title: Comparison of the effects of electroacupuncture plus cupping with that of the electrical pulse therapy for different types of cervical spondylopathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe and compare the therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture (EA) plus cupping and the electrical pulse therapy on different types of cervical spondylopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  182 cases of cervical spondylopathy confirmed by X-ray or CT examination were divided into 4 types, and treated with EA plus cupping in Group A of 90 cases and with moderate or low electrical pulses in Group B of 92 cases. The therapeutic effects were compared after 3 courses of treatments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For the vertebroarterial type and the nerve root type of cervical spondylopathy, the effect in Group A was better than that in Group B, while for the sympathetic type of cervical spondylopathy, the effect in Group B was superior to that in Group A.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Appropriate therapies should be adopted for different types of cervical spondylopathy.
authors.affiliation: Sixth Hospital of Wuhan City, Hubei Province 430015.
authors.forename: Liemi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*