Quantitative Evaluation of the Clinical Efficacy of Proximal Needling in Treating Cervical Spondylosis of Nerve Root Type

Objective To investigate the efficacy of traditional proximal needling in treating cervical spondylosis of nerve root type. Methods Sixty-six patients were randomly allocated to a treatment group (proximal needling plus electroacupuncture) and a control group (conventional needling plus electroacupuncture), 33 cases each. The therapeutic effects were evaluated using the simplified McGill pain scale, the cervical spinal function assessment table and the conventional criteria of the therapeutic effect after 20 days' treatment. Results The pain and neck function improved to a certain degree in both the treatment and control groups (P0.05). But the neck symptoms and signs, activities of daily living and the pain index improved more in the treatment group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P0.05). Conclusion Traditional proximal needling plus electroacupuncture can obviously improve the pain and neck function in patients with cervical spondylosis of nerve root type.