Effect of Different Needling Depths on the Therapeutic Efficacy of Acupuncture at Cervical Jiaji Points(Ex-B 2) for Cervical Spondylosis

Objective To observe the effect of deferent needling depths on the treatment efficacy during acupuncture at cervical Jiaji points(Ex-B 2) in treating cervical spondylosis.Method Sixty patients with cervical spondylosis were randomized into a treatment group and a control group,30 in each group.The two groups both received acupuncture at cervical Jiaji points(Ex-B 2), 0.3～0.6 of depth in the treatment group versus 1.0～1.3 cun in the control group.The two groups were compared with each other in treatment efficacy.Result After treatment,there were no significant differences between the two groups in comparing cervical function and total effective rate(P0.05).Conclusion Given that there is needling sensation,changes of acupuncture depth at cervical Jiaji points(Ex-B 2) do not make any obvious differences to the therapeutic efficacy in treating cervical spondylosis.