Observation on the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture plus tuina for cervical vertigo

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and action mechanism of Jin’s three-needle acupuncture plus Long’s chiropractic tuina manipulations in treating cervical vertigo. Methods By adopting a randomized controlled method, 80 eligible patients were randomized into an observation group of 41 cases...

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Published in:Journal of acupuncture and tuina science 2016-10, Vol.14 (5), p.366-372
Main Author: Li, Zhi-qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Chiropractic medicine
Clinical Study
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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Summary:Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and action mechanism of Jin’s three-needle acupuncture plus Long’s chiropractic tuina manipulations in treating cervical vertigo. Methods By adopting a randomized controlled method, 80 eligible patients were randomized into an observation group of 41 cases and a control group of 39 cases. The control group was intervened by Jin’s cervical three-needle acupuncture plus acupuncture at the vertigo-pain points and Fengchi (GB 20); the observation group was by Long’s chiropractic tuina manipulations in addition to the treatment given to the control. For both groups, the intervention was given once a day, 7 sessions as a treatment course, with a 1-day interval after a course, for 2 courses in total. The therapeutic efficacy was evaluated after the first session and the second treatment course, at the 3-month and 6-month follow-ups. Results After the first session, the recovery plus markedly effective rate of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group ( P
ISSN:1672-3597
1993-0399
DOI:10.1007/s11726-016-0951-1