Therapeutic Efficacy Observation on ＇Setting Fire on the Mountain＇ Manipulation by Lu $hou-yan for Cervical Radiculopathy

• Published in: 针灸推拿医学：英文版 2014 (6), p.331-334
• Main Author: Sun Yi-jun Wu Yao-chi Zhang Jun-feng Li Yan Wang Ying
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1672-3597; 1993-0399

Objective： To observe the clinical effect of ＇setting fire on the mountain＇ manipulation by Lu Shou-yan for cervical radiculopathy as well as the infrared thermographic changes of the cervical area before and after treatment. Methods： A total of 120 eligible cases with cervical radiculopathy were randomly allocated into an observation group and a control group, 60 in each group. Cases in the observation group were treated with Lu Shou-yan＇s ＇setting fire on the mountain＇ manipulation, whereas cases in the control group were treated with even reinforcing-reducing manipulation. After two courses of treatment, the infrared thermographic changes and overall therapeutic efficacies in the two groups were compared. Results： The recovery rate and total effective rate in the observation group were 68.3% and 98.3% respectively, versus 28.3% and 81.7% in the control group, showing statistical differences in recovery rate and total effective rate （both P〈 0.01）. There was between-group statistical significance in comparing the infrared thermography after treatment （P〈O.01）. Conclusion： ＇Setting fire on the mountain＇ manipulation by Lu Shou-yan is better than even reinforcing-reducing manipulation for cervical radiculopathy.