Thunder-Fire Moxibustion for Cervical Spondylosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background. Cervical spondylosis (CS) refers to the degenerative changes in the cervical spinal column, which affect the majority of middle-aged and elderly people. Thunder-fire moxibustion originated from thunder-fire miraculous needle, which has been applied widely for treating pain syndromes for...

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Published in:Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine 2020, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-13
Main Authors: Chen, Xinghua, Yu, Xiaojiang, Wang, Xiaojun, Huang, Shaofen, Huang, Ruijia, Huang, Yunxuan, Huang, Ruina, Xu, Danghan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Chinese medicine
Geriatrics
Heat
Kyphosis
Medicine, Chinese
Meta-analysis
Metabolism
Neck pain
Online databases
Pain
Physical therapy
Rehabilitation
Review
Spinal cord
Spinal osteophytosis
Spondylosis
Statistical analysis
Systematic review
Traditional Chinese medicine
Vertigo
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Summary:Background. Cervical spondylosis (CS) refers to the degenerative changes in the cervical spinal column, which affect the majority of middle-aged and elderly people. Thunder-fire moxibustion originated from thunder-fire miraculous needle, which has been applied widely for treating pain syndromes for thousands of years. The aim of our research is to provide evidence to assess the efficacy and safety of thunder-fire moxibustion in treating CS. Methods and analysis. Retrieved literature databases included Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Web of Science, EBSCO, EBASE, Springer, PubMed, WFDP, CNKI, VIP, and CBM. The period of retrieval was from the establishment of the database to December 2018. Randomized controlled trials which compared thunder-fire moxibustion and other therapies in CS were included. The quality of inclusive trials was accessed though a Cochrane risk of bias tool. According to the test results of heterogeneity, a random effect model or fixed effect model was used to analyze the data. Results. Meta-analysis was conducted for the total effective rate of thunder-fire moxibustion, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score, pain score, satisfaction score, and score of the symptoms and functional rehabilitation of cervical vertigo. The analysis results were as follows: compared with other therapies, the efficacy of thunder-fire moxibustion was statistically significant, total effective rate increased (OR = 2.48; 95% CI [1.80, 3.41]; P
ISSN:1741-427X
1741-4288
DOI:10.1155/2020/5816717