Clinical study on electroacupuncture for cervical intervertebral disc herniation

Clinical study on electroacupuncture for cervical intervertebral disc herniation

Objective To compare the therapeutic efficacies between electroacupuncture (EA) and medication for cervical intervertebral disc herniation (CIDH). Methods Totally 420 patients with CIDH were randomized into two groups by random number table. 210 patients in the EA group were intervened by EA at Dazh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of acupuncture and tuina science 2013-12, Vol.11 (6), p.371-374
Hauptverfasser: Wu, Yao-chi, Zhang, Jun-feng, Sun, Yi-jun, Huang, Cheng-fei, Shao, Ping, Liu, Gui-zhen
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Sprache:eng
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Acupuncture
Clinical Study
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To compare the therapeutic efficacies between electroacupuncture (EA) and medication for cervical intervertebral disc herniation (CIDH). Methods Totally 420 patients with CIDH were randomized into two groups by random number table. 210 patients in the EA group were intervened by EA at Dazhui (GV 14), Dazhu (BL 11), and Houxi (SI 3); 210 patients in the medication group were treated by oral administration of Meloxicam tablets. Results The average ranks of both short and long term efficacies in the EA group were significantly lower than that in the medication group (both P
ISSN:1672-3597
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DOI:10.1007/s11726-013-0729-7