cervical radiculopathy
Conditions
Interventions
Surgical Treatment Group:Patients assigned to this group were treated with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) by experienced spine surgeons. After surgery, the patient was immobilized with
Non-surgical treatment group:A.2 weeks of cervical traction, 3 times A day for 15 minutes, with a traction weight of 3.5-5kg
B. Drug therapy: adjunctive use of NSAIDs when necessary
C. Cervical immobilization: wearing a neck brace for 3 months
D. Rehabilitation training: subjects received neck-specific training (NST), which started from gentle isometric contraction of deep Neck muscles, and undertook low-load endurance training under the gu
Sponsors
Xinqiao Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Inclusion criteria (1) Age: 18 to 75 years old, male or female; (2) pain in one or both arms (with or without sensory and motor disorders) due to disc herniation (with or without osteophyte formation) or radiculopathy due to stenosis caused by osteophyte formation, as confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging data; (3) symptoms lasting more than 8 weeks; (4) symptoms caused by lesions at the level of one or two intervertebral discs; (5) Patients voluntarily participated in this study and signed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 2. Exclusion criteria (1) obvious spinal cord lesions or symptoms or signs caused by spinal cord lesions; (2) instability of cervical spine deformity or intervertebral disc herniation; (3) other spinal diseases causing muscle pain or neurological impairment; (4) previous history of "generalized" muscle pain, such as fibromyalgia; (5) patients with inflammatory joint diseases; (6) suffering from mental illness; (7) previous cervical spine surgery history; (8) complicated with serious medical system related diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NDI;NRS-AP; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NRS-NP;EQ-5D;Cumulative use of painkillers;The incidence of complications in the two groups during the treatment; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactChangqing Li
Xinqiao Hospital
Outcome results
None listed