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Therapeutic Observation on Fire-needle Therapy for Cervical Spondylosis of Nerve Root Type

Huang He-fe

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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of fire-needle therapy in treating cervical spondylosis of nerve root type.Method Totally 130 patients with cervical spondylosis of nerve root type were randomized into a treatment group of 70 cases and a control group of 60 cases.The treatment group was intervened by fire-needle therapy,while the control group was by electroacupuncture.The therapeutic efficacies were compared and evaluated after 3 treatment courses.Result The total effective rate was 92.9% in the treatment group versus 70.0% in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P0.05).Conclusion Fire-needle therapy is an effective approach in treating cervical spondylosis of nerve root type.

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Key concepts: Cervical spondylosis, Medicine, Acupuncture, Nerve root, Electroacupuncture, Therapeutic effect, Surgery, Anesthesia