Clinical Observation on the Treatment of Cervical Headache with Acupuncture and Ultrasound Guided Cervical 2 Nerve Root Block
ZHAI Nannan
HAN Yanyang
HOU Liren
Abstract：Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with ultrasound-guided cervical 2(C2)nerve root block in the treatment of cervical headache.Methods A total of 72 patients in Pain Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical College from January 2020 to October 2022 were randomly divided into treatment group and control group,with 36 cases in each group.The control group was treated with ultrasound-guided C2 nerve root block.The treatment group was treated with C2 nerve root block combined with acupuncture.The pain degree[numerical rating scale(NRS)score],sleep quality index[Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI)score],range of motion and clinical efficacy of the two groups were observed before treatment,and 1 week,1 month,3 months and 6 months after treatment.Results The NRS score and PSQI score of both groups were lower than those before treatment at 1 week,1 month,3 months and 6 months after treatment(P＜0.05),and the NRS score and PSQI score of the treatment group were lower than those of the control group(P＜0.05).The range of motion of both groups at 6 months after treatment were improved than those before treatment(P＜0.05),and the range of motion of the treatment group was better than that of the control group(P＜0.05).The total effective rate of the treatment group was higher than that of the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture combined with ultrasound-guided C2 nerve root block in the treatment of cervical headache has a significant effect in reducing the degree of headache,improving sleep quality and enhancing cervical motion.
Keywords：cervical headacheacupuncturecervical 2 nerve root blockclinical efficacy
Publication Date：2025-02-14
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-12(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 393-398 )