RESEARCHING ON FACTORS AFFECTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTROACUPUNCTURE COMBINED WITH QIGONG YANGSHEN IN THE TREATMENT OF CERVICOBRACHIAL SYNDROME

Thị Hồng Ngãi Trần, Thị Oanh Trần

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Objective: Evaluation some factors affecting treatment effectiveness of electroacupuncture, acupoints injection combined with health exercises by Nguyen Van Huong in the treatment of cervicobrachial syndrome caused by degenerative cervical spine. Methods: 60 patients regardless of gender and occupation were diagnosed with cervicobrachial syndrome due to spondylosis according to the diagnostic criteria of modern medicine and the disease Ty the the phong han damp combined with kidney deficiency according to traditional medicine. Control group: 30 patients were treated with electroacupuncture, acupoints injection for 14 days. Research group: 30 patients were treated with electroacupuncture, acupoints injection combined with physical exercises for 14 days. Results: The overall results after 14 days of treatment in the study group were good 86.7%, fair 13.3% and in the control group good 63.3%, fair 36.7%. There was a statistically significant difference in treatment results between the two groups with p<0.05. Both groups after treatment improved VAS pain points, cervical spine range of motion, and daily living index better than before treatment (P<0.05) and the research group was treated better than the control group. Conclusion: Electroacupuncture, acupoints injection combined with physical exercises of Nguyen Van Huong is effective in the treatment of cervical spine syndrome. Patients under 60 years old, short duration of illness, mild pain and limited or no range of motion increase treatment effectiveness.

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