ĐÁNH GIÁ HIỆU QUẢ ĐIỀU TRỊ HỘI CHỨNG CỔ-VAI-TAY DO THOÁI HÓA ĐỐT SỐNG CỔ BẰNG PHƯƠNG PHÁP ĐIỆN CHÂM KẾT HỢP XOA BÓP BẤM HUYỆT

Abstract

Objectives: (1) To evaluate the effectiveness of treatment of patients with neck - shoulder - arm syndrome due to spine degeneration by electro-acupuncture and acupressure massage; (2) Identify some factors related to treatment outcomes in patients with neck - shoulder - arm syndrome caused by cervical vertebra degeneration. Subjects and research methods: Research method, open clinical trial, comparing before and after treatment were conducted on 30 patients with neck - shoulder - arm syndrome caused by degenerative cervical vertebrae. Results: After 14 days of treatment, the clinical symptoms of the disease have been significantly improved with 73.33% rated good, 20% rated good, 6.67% rated poor. Conclusion: Electric acupuncture combined with acupressure massage has the effect of relieving pain and restoring motor function of neck - shoulder - arm joints in patients with cervical degeneration. Patients <50 years old give better treatment results than patients ≥ 50 years old (p<0,05). Duration of illness: ≤ 3months, the treatment results are better than patients with disease> 3 months.