Clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with functional exercises in vertebral artery type of cervical spondylosis

Objective:To investigate the effect of acupuncture combined with functional exercises in vertebral artery type of cervical spondylosis.Methods:146 patients were randomly divided into treatment group(TG,74 cases) and control group(CG,72 cases).The patients in CG used a simple acupuncture treatment only,the patients in TG used acupuncture combined with functional exercises and neck treatment,once a day,7 times for a course of treatment.All patients received three treatment courses.The clinical symptoms,signs and changes of cerebral blood hemodynamics were observed.Results:The major symptoms,signs and cerebral blood hemodynamic effects in all patients were significantly improved(P0.05 or P0.01).The patients in TG were better than the patients in CG(P0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncture combined with functional exercises in vertebral artery type of cervical spondylosis can provide better clinical efficacy and security compared with simple acupuncture.