International Journal of Clinical Research

Objective: To investigate the effect of acupuncture and massage on cervical spondylosis of nerve root type. Methods: 58 patients with cervical spondylosis of nerve root type were selected for research and analysis. The selected time was from March 2020 to March 2021. They were randomly divided into two groups. Among them, 29 patients were treated with acupuncture and moxibustion on the basis of conventional western medicine as the reference group, and 29 patients were treated with acupuncture and massage on the basis of conventional western medicine as the experimental group. The therapeutic effects of the two groups were compared. Results: The effective rate of treatment in the experimental group was higher (P<0.05). In the symptom score, the experimental group was lower after treatment (P<0.05). In the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, the distance between the lateral joint space, the odontoid process and the bilateral mass, the distance between the spinous process and the midline of the vertebral body in the experimental group after treatment was lower (P<0.05), and the cervical curvature was higher (P<0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture and massage are effective in treating cervical spondylosis of nerve root type, which can improve the symptoms of patients and improve their cervical activity. This shows that this treatment is of great significance.

Acupuncture and moxibustion; Massage; Cervical spondylosis of nerve root type; Effective rate of treatment; Symptom score; Physiological curvature of cervical vertebra