Clinical observations on 278 cases of cervical spondylopathy treated with electroacupuncture and massotherapy

J Tradit Chin Med. 1997 Jun;17(2):116-8.

Abstract

From Dec. 1990 to Dec. 1993, 278 cases of cervical spondylopathy were treated with electroacupuncture and massotherapy. The cure rate was 82.7%; but in the control group, it was only 61%, indicating that electroacupuncture may enhance the cure rate (P < 0.05). Of the 278 cases treated by three to five sessions, the pain and numbness disappeared in about 96% of the patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acupuncture Therapy*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Brachial Plexus Neuritis / etiology
  • Cervical Vertebrae*
  • Electroacupuncture*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Massage
  • Middle Aged
  • Spinal Cord Compression / etiology
  • Spinal Osteophytosis / classification
  • Spinal Osteophytosis / complications
  • Spinal Osteophytosis / therapy*