Research Article
Cervical Spondylosis Of The Nerve Root Treated Using A Longs' Bone Reduction Maneuver Combined With Silver Needle Acupuncture
| Xiao Z1, Wang X2, Yang S1, Xie G1, Qiu J1, Yao M3 and Zhu Y2* | |
| 1 Department of Pain Management, Chinese People’s Armed Police Force, Zhejiang Corps Hospital, People’s Republic of China | |
| 2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chinese People’s Armed Police Force, Zhejiang Corps Hospital, People’s Republic of China | |
| 3 Department of Pain Management, The First Hospital of Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China | |
| Corresponding Author : | Youcai Zhu Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Chinese People’s Armed Police Force Zhejiang Corps Hospital, No.16 Nanhu Road Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China Tel: +8657382852851 Fax: +8657382852933 E-mail: zhuycdoc@aliyun.com |
| Received April 11, 2014; Accepted April 24, 2014; Published April 26, 2014 | |
| Citation: Xiao Z, Wang X, Yang S, Xie G, Qiu J, et al. (2014) Cervical Spondylosis of the Nerve Root Treated Using a Longs' Bone ReductionManeuver Combined with Silver Needle Acupuncture. J Pain Relief 3:144. doi: 10.4172/2167-0846.1000144 | |
| Copyright: © 2014 Xiao Z, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
Aim: To study cervical spondylosis of the nerve root treated using a Longs' bone reduction maneuver combined with silver needle acupuncture.
Methods: 112 patients with cervical spondylosis of the nerve root were divided into treatment (group A) and control groups (group B). Patients in group A were treated with Longs' bone reduction maneuver combined with silver needle acupuncture therapy and patients in group B were treated with the Longs' bone reduction maneuver only.
Results: There was improvement in symptoms and signs. The cure and marked effectiveness rate of group A was 94.74% and 84.21%, respectively, and 74.55% and 47.27% in group B, respectively, 1 week and 6 month after treatment; The improvement was significantly greater in group A than group Bï¼ÂˆPa ﹤ 0.01 and Pb ﹤ 0.01).
Conclusions: The treatment that combines the Longs' bone reduction maneuver with silver needle therapy to cure cervical spondylosis involving the nerve root is convenient, highly efficient and minimally invasive.
