Objective: To evaluate the curative effect of pounding needling combined with Shaoshanhuo acupuncture(Mountain - burning fire needling technique) in patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR), and to explore its influences on cervical range of motion and hemodynamics parameters.Methods: According to random grouping method, 200 patients with CSR treated in Luoyang Orthopedic - Traumatological Hospital Of Henan Province were divided into control group (n=100, lifting, thrusting and rotating method) and observation group (n = 100, pounding needling combined with Shaoshanhuo acupuncture) between August 2019 and August 2024. All patients were treated for 2 courses of treatment (2 weeks/course). After treatment, clinical curative effect, scores of TCM syndromes, impairment of cervical spine function [neck disability index (NDI)], cervical spine pain [Numerical Rating Scale(NRS)], cervical range of motion and vertebral artery hemodynamics [peak systolic velocity (VS), mean flow velocity(VM), pulsatility index (PI), resistance index (RI)] in the two groups were compared.Results: After treatment, clinical response rates in observation group and control group were 96.00% (96/100) and 88.00% (88/100), the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Compared with control group after treatment, scores of TCM syndromes, NDI and NRS, PI and RI were higher (P <0.01), while cervical range of motion, VS and VM were lower in observation group (P < 0.01).Conclusion: Compared with single therapy, curative effect of combined with Shaoshanhuo acupuncture is more significant, which can effectively improve disease symptoms, cervical range of motion and hemodynamics indexes in CSR patients.

Pricking needle technique  /  Shaoshanhuo acupuncture  /  Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy  /  Cervical range of motion  /  Hemodynamics