Clinical Study of Fang's Scalp Acupuncture for Relieving Neck painInduced by Cervical Type of Cervical Spondylosis

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of Fang's scalp acupuncture for relieving neck pain induced by cervical type of cervical spondylosis.Methods Seventy neck pain patients induced by cervical type of cervical spondylosis were equally divided into two groups.The treatment group was given Fang's scalpacupuncture,and the control group was given conventional acupuncture.The therapeutic effect was evaluated with Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire(NPQ)scoring before treatment,one week after treatment and at the end of treatment.Results One week after treatment and at the end of treatment,NPQ scores were decreased in both groups(P﹤0.05 or P﹤0.01 compared with those before treatment),but the difference of NPQ scores were insignificant between the two groups(P0.05).Conclusion Fang's scalp acupuncture has similar effect on relieving neck pain of cervical type of cervical spondylosis to conventional acupuncture,and has the advantages of painlessness,safety,accuracy and convenience.