Clinical Observation of Vertebroarterial Cervical Spondylosis Treated by Acupuncture

Objective The curative effects of vertebroarterial cervical spondylosis treated by hydro acupuncture were observed. Methods Forty patients with vertebroarterial cervical spondylosis were treated by hydro acupuncture (hydroacupuncture group) and another 40 patients were treated by acupuncture (acupuncture group); and their clinical effects and the results of color ultrasonic examination on vertebral arteries were compared. Results and Conclusion The curative effects were obviously better in hydroacupuncture group than in acupuncture group ( P 0.05); after treatment, the volume of blood circulation was greatly larger in hydroacupuncture group than in acupuncture group ( P 0.01); and the blood velocity and inside diameter of blood vessels were improved remarkably in hydroacupuncture group ( P 0.05).