To study the effect of Taohong Siwu Decoction (桃红四物汤) combined with acupuncture on the improvement of velocity systolic (Vs), velocitymean (Vm), pulsatility index (PI) and resistance index (RI) of vertebrobasilar artery in the patients with cervical spondylosis.
A total of 102 patients with cervical spondylosis diagnosed and treated in the hospital from January 2023 to August 2024 were selected as the research objects. The random number table method was divided into two groups, 51 cases in each group. The control group was treated with acupuncture and moxibustion, and the observation group was treated with Taohong Siwu Decoction on the basis of the control group. After 4 weeks of treatment, the total effective rate, TCM syndrome scores, vertebral basilar artery hemodynamics indexes Vs, Vm, PI and cervical function recovery were compared between the two groups.
The total effective rate of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the scores of head and neck pain, stiffness and numbness, dizziness, insomnia and dreaminess in the two groups decreased significantly (P<0.05), and these scores in the observation group were lower than those of the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the values of Vs and Vm of the vertebrobasilar artery in the two groups increased, the values of RI and PI decreased (P<0.05), and the values of Vs and Vm in the observation group were higher than those in the control group, the values of RI and PI were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the neck disability index (NDI) of the two groups decreased significantly (P<0.001), and the result of the observation group was lower than that of the control group (P<0.05).
Taohong Siwu Decoction combined with acupuncture is effective in treating the patients with cervical spondylosis. It can improve the hemodynamic indexes of the vertebrobasilar artery, significantly relieve the symptoms and enhance the cervical spine function and has positive therapeutic value.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |