Acupoint Embedding of Polyglactin 910 Sutures in Patients with Chronic Pain due to Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial.

Yu-Xia ChuWen-Qiang CuiFei XuYuan-Yuan PanYan-Hua MaTeng ChenSi-Jing WangHong-Bo SunYan-Qing Wang Wen-Shan Sun

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2018)

Both DAPE and MAPE showed significant and long-lasting effects on alleviating pain and improving clinical symptoms as well as quality of life in CSR patients with neck and shoulder pain. A more intense effect was seen in the DAPE group compared with the MAPE group.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
cross sectional
clinical trial
physical activity
depressive symptoms
spinal cord
sleep quality
rotator cuff