title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of shu-needling therapy as main on cervical spondylosis of nerve root type].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore a better method for treatment of cervical spondylosis of nerve root type.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and two cases were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 51 cases in each group. The observation group were treated with Shu-needling, i. e. the needles were deeply inserted into the cervical vertebrae of corresponding Jiaji (EX-B 2), and the control group were treated with routine needling method. Electroacupuncture was used in the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cured rate and the total effective rate were 68.6% and 98.0% in the observation group and 47.1% and 84.3% in the control group, with significant differences between the two groups (both P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Shu-needling therapy as main has a better therapeutic effect on cervical spondylosis of nerve root type.
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department of Guilin Hospital of TCM, Guilin 541002, China. wang-xilin@126.com
authors.forename: Xi-Lin
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000628:therapy*