Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Conditions
Interventions
experimental group:electro-acupuncture of jiaji-acupoints
control group:none electro-acupuncture of jiaji-acupoints
Sponsors
Shaoxing Hospital of TCM affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) clear diagnosis of CSM patients, aged ranged from 35 to 65 years old; (2) undergoing elective anterior or posterior decompression surgery; (3) agreed to participate in research and signed the informed consent form; (4) with good adherence and can stick to treatment by the regulation and cooperate with the doctor's follow-up.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with severe health problems, such as heart, liver, kidney and lung affect curative effect observation; (2) Patients with history of previous cervical spine surgery; (3) Patients with neck skin infection; (4) Patients with mental disorders, difficult to cooperate with treatment; (5) Patients with implanted pacemaker in the body; (6) Patients with fear of electric acupuncture and invalid to the explanation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scale;somatosensory evoked potential; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Serum level of S-100B and neuron-specific enolase; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXia Bingjiang
Outcome results
None listed