title: [Needle-knife closed solution combined with minor adjusting of spine for the treatment of neck-shoulder syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate therapeutic effect of the needle-knife closed solution combined with minor adjusting of spine for treatment of neck-shoulder syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  From April 2010 to August 2011,120 patients with neck-shoulder syndrome were treated with the needle-knife closed solution combined with minor adjusting of spine, and included 45 males and 75 females and aged from 40 to 68 years old. The disease course was from 3 days to 10 years. After the operation, all patients taken the medicine of activating blood circulation herbs. At the 3rd, 7th, 10th day after operation, spinal rotation massage was performed on these patients. After the healing of the needle points, traditional Chinese medicine herb fumigation was applied on the needle points, and the patients were directed to do the cervical spine exercise. Therapeutic effect of the patients was evaluated by the neck disability index (NDI).
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients were followed up after 3 weeks' treatment. The pain of neck-shoulder was relieved, and the range of motion was improved,the NDI score lowered from 49.30 +/- 1.35 before treatment to 10.15 +/- 1.18 at 3 weeks after treatment (t = 2.116, P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The needle-knife closed solution combined with minor adjusting of spine for the treatment of neck-shoulder syndrome can relieve the pain in the neck-shoulder and improved the motion of the neck. The key for the effect is accurate location before operation, sufficient adhesion solution during the operation and spinal minor adjusting after operation.
authors.affiliation: MCC Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai 200941, China.
authors.forename: Yong-Zhong
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: You-Zhong
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Gui-Zun
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhi-Qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020393:Manipulation, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000628:therapy*