Clinical observation on cervical spondylopathy vertebroarterial type treated by electro-acupuncture.
OBJECTIVE
To observe the clinical therapeutic effects of electro-acupuncture in the treatment of cervical spondylopathy of the vertebroarterial type.


METHODS
According to the consulting order, the patients were randomly divided into a treatment group (29 cases treated with electro-acupuncture), and a control group (28 cases treated with simple acupuncture). 20 treatments were given to patients in both groups.


RESULTS
The markedly effective rate of the treatment group was 75% and that of the control group was 61.54% (P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Electro-acupuncture has a better therapeutic effect than the simple acupuncture in the treatment of cervical spondylopathy of the vertebroarterial type.
Xue
Bin
B
The Hospital of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Sichuan Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, China.
Fan
Ling
L
Hu
Lingxiang
L
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*