Traditional Chinese medicine therapies for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: A protocol for Bayesian network meta-analysis

Abstract

Review question / Objective: P: Patients diagnosed with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR). I: The treatmen group will be treated with traditional Chinese medicine therapies (with/without additional treatment) including acupuncture of several types (acupuncture, acupoint sticking, acupoint injection, electroacupuncture and so on), massage, cervical traction, fire needle, traditional Chinese medicine hot compress, or their combination. No restrictions are imposed on length of the treatment period, times of treatment, and frequency of treatment. C: The traditional Chinese medicine therapies (with/without additional treatment) including acupuncture of several types (acupuncture, acupoint sticking, acupoint injection, electroacupuncture and so on), massage, cervical traction, fire needle, traditional Chinese medicine hot compress, or their combination will be included in this review. S: Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) will be included.

Qihuang needle therapy in senile cervical spondylotic radiculopathy

“…Clinical studies Li Q. (2010) suggest that acupuncture at the Jiaji point can relieve muscle spasms by loosening the adhesion of local tissues, thereby improving the ischemia and hypoxia state of neck tissues to relieve local pain and nerve compression symptoms.…”