南少林俯卧旋颈法联合冲击波治疗气滞血瘀型颈椎病疗效观察OA

Objective To investigate the efficacy of Southern Shaolin prone neck-rotation manipulation combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of cervical spondylosis of qi stagnation and blood stasis type.Methods A total of 80 patients with cervical spondylosis of qi stagnation and blood stasis type who visited the Outpatient Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of The Third People's Hospital Affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from August 2023 to January 2025 were enrolled and randomly divided into Southern Shaolin prone neck-rotation manipulation,shock wave therapy group,combined treatment group and drug control group,with 20 cases in each group.All groups received treatment for 4 weeks.The visual analogue scale(VAS)score,neck disability index(NDI)score,traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome score and cervical physiological curvature(Borden value)of each group were compared before treatment,after treatment and at the 1-month follow-up.Results After treatment and during follow-up,the combined treatment group achieved better improvements in VAS scores,NDI scores,TCM syndrome scores and cervical physiological curvature than the other groups(P<0.05).No severe adverse reactions were observed in any of the four groups.Conclusion The Southern Shaolin prone neck-rotation manipulation combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy had definite efficacy and good safety in the treatment of cervical spondylosis of qi stagnation and blood stasis type.The two therapies had a synergistic enhancement effect,which is worthy of clinical promotion and application.