Comparative study of acupuncture treatment and conventional drug treatment on cervical disease with severe sleep disorders

Abstract

Objective To compare the clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture treatment and conventional drug treatment on cervical disease with severe sleep disorders. Methods 80 cervical disease patients with severe sleep disorders were randomly divided into acupuncture group (n=40) and conventional drug group (n=40) according to the digital table.The conventional drug group was given alprazolam tablets, the acupuncture group was given acupuncture.2 weeks for a course, the two groups were treated for 2 courses.The subjective pain was evaluated by visual analogue scale (VAS), the sleep quality was assessed by PSQI, the clinical efficacy and incidence of adverse reactions were compared. Results The scores of VAS in acupuncture group and conventional group were (1.08±0.66)points and (2.53±0.75)points, which were decreased significantly (t=7.175 and 5.264, all P<0.01), and the decrease of VAS in acupuncture group was greater than that in control group (t=5.663, P<0.01). The scores of PSQI, sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep time, sleep efficiency, and daytime function in the acupuncture group and the conventional group were (2.60±0.12)points and (4.24±0.15)points, (0.52±0.20)points and (0.95±0.35)points, (0.42±0.30)points and (0.45±0.28)points, (0.45±0.18)points and (0.72±0.20)points, (0.38±0.18)points and (0.40±0.14)points, (0.43±0.15)points and (0.78±0.30)points, (0.30±0.16)points and (0.94±0.40)points, which were significantly lower than those before treatment (t=14.502 and 10.265, 9.431 and 7.312, 8.873 and 7.062, 7.607 and 6.313, 7.492 and 6.815, 8.263 and 5.672, 8.141 and 5.515, all P<0.01). The sleep quality, sleep time, sleep disturbance, and daytime function score of the acupuncture group were significantly higher than those of the control group (t=7.719, 4.633, 5.141, 4.223, 5.645, all P<0.01). The total effective rate in the acupuncture group was 97.5%, which was significantly higher than that in the control group (87.5%), the difference was statistically significant (χ2=9.372, P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture treatment has exact effect in the treatment of cervical disease with severe sleep disorders, it can significantly reduce the pain score, improve sleep quality, it is simple and convenient, and worthy of clinical application. Key words: Sleep Disorders; Spinal diseases; Cervical vertebrae; Moxibustion; Acupuncture