Clinical Observation on the Efficacy of Thoracic Facet Joint Disorder Treated with Electroacupuncture and Manual Reduction
YANG Yanzhu
LI Ziyong
Abstract：Objective To compare the efficacy and pain alleviation of thoracic facet joint disorder treated with electroacupuncture combined with manual reduction and merely manual reduction, so as to provide clinical evidence for treating thoracic facet joint disor-der with electroacupuncture and manual reduction. Methods 84 patients with thoracic facet joint disorder in our hospital from April 2013 to June 2014 were randomly divided into the observation group ( treated with electroacupuncture and manual reduction) and the control group ( treated merely with manual reduction) , with 42 cases in each group respectively. Differences of clinic efficacy and pain alleviation of the two groups were compared. Results The curative rate and the total effective rate of the observation group were 54. 76% and 95. 24% respectively, higher than that (19. 05% and 76. 19%) of the control group. PRI, VAS, PPI differed before and after treatment of the two groups, with statistically significant difference (P<0. 05). Conclusion As for treating thoracic facet joint disorder, the method of electroacupuncture combined with manual reduction proves to be more efficient than merely manual reduc-tion, and can reduce the pain of patients, which is worthy of clinical application and promotion.
Keywords：thoracic facet joint disorderelectroacupuncturemanual reduction
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 50-52 )