Clinical Observation of Therapeutic Effects of Strong Acupuncture Stimulation to the Second Cervical Vertebra Transverse Process on Cervical Spondylosis of Vertebral Artery Type

OBJECTIVE To observe the therapeutic effect of cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type(CSA) with strong acupuncture stimulation to the second cervical vertebra transverse process. METHODS 100 patients with CSA were randomly divided into 3 groups. 35 cases in the treatment group were treated with strong acupuncture stimulation to the second cervical vertebra transverse process for 10 minutes per day. 30 cases in the control group were treated with routine acupuncture treatment for 30 minutes per day. 35 cases in the hybrid group were first treated with strong acupuncture stimulation to the second cervical vertebra transverse process， which was followed by routine acupuncture treatment. RESULTS After 4 weeks of treatment， the total effective rate of the hybrid group was 94.1%， with the treatment group being 85.7% and the control group being 73.3%. And notable statistical differences were detected among the three groups， with the hybrid group being superior to the treatment group and the treatment group being superior to the control group(P<0.05). Both hybrid group and treatment group were better than control group in onset time(P<0.05)， with no evident difference being noticed between the hybrid group and treatment group(P>0.05). The treatment time of the hybrid group was shorten than that of the treatment group(P<0.05)， together with the treatment group being shorten than the control group(P<0.05). Both hybrid group and treatment group were superior to control group in blood flow volume and average blood flow velocity(P<0.05)， with no evident difference being noticed between the hybrid group and treatment group(P>0.05). CONCULSION The strong acupuncture stimulation to the second cervical vertebra transverse process has immediate effects in relieving symptoms of CSA and is able to be shorten the treatment course by improving blood supply of vertebral artery.