Acupuncture combined with traction seems to be a helpful treatment to reduce the pain from arthritis in the neck area. For home traction, ask your doctor if the Saunders Cervical Traction Device might help you in your particular case. ~ Dr. Broussard
An evaluation of the effectiveness of acupuncture with seven acupoint-penetrating needles on cervical spondylosis – Full Text Article
J Pain Res. 2019; 12: 1441–1445.
Published online 2019 May 7. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S199798
PMCID: PMC6511242
PMID: 31123418
Chun-Lei Gu
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture with seven acupoint-penetrating needles on patients with cervical spondylosis.
Patients and methods: Sixty patients with cervical spondylosis were grouped using computer-generated random numbers. Group A (n=30) received acupuncture with seven acupoint-penetrating needles combined with traction. Group B (n=30) received acupuncture of non-relevant acupuncture points combined with traction. Clinical efficacy and changes in the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index (NDI), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores in the two groups were compared.
Results: The total effective rate was significantly higher in group A (90.0%) than in group B (76.6%) (P<0.05). The VAS, NDI, and PSQI scores of the two groups after treatment were significantly lower than scores before treatment (P<0.05). After treatment, the NDI and PSQI scores of group A were significantly lower than those in group B (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Acupuncture using seven acupoint-penetrating needles combined with traction was more effective, reduced neck pain, and improved sleep quality in patients with cervical spondylosis compared to acupuncture of non-relevant acupuncture points.