Volume 11,Issue 4
Study on the Clinical Effect of Acupuncture at Houxi Point as the Main Point in Treating Cervical Spondylosis
Objective: To systematically observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture regimen using Houxi point as the main point in the treatment of cervical spondylosis, compare the differences of conventional acupuncture regimen in terms of pain relief, cervical spine function recovery, and overall effectiveness, and provide an evidence-based basis for clinical optimization of acupuncture acupoint selection for cervical spondylosis. Methods: The selected research subjects were patients with cervical spondylosis treated in our hospital. The data entry period was from May 2024 to December 2025. The sample size was 78 cases, which were divided into a control group and an observation group using a random number table method. The former received conventional acupuncture at acupoints; the latter received acupuncture treatment at Houxi point as the main acupoint on the basis of conventional acupoints. The visual analog pain score (VAS), cervical spine disability index (NDI), total clinical effectiveness, living status, and treatment safety were used as the observation indicators for comparison. Results: Before the implementation of different treatments, the difference in pain and cervical spine function scores between the two groups was meaningless. After treatment, the measured pain scores and cervical spine dysfunction scores in the observation group were at lower values, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The total effective rate of treatment and patients’ quality of life scores in all aspects of the treatment were higher than those in the control group, with a difference value of P < 0.05. The adverse reactions of the patients in the observation group after treatment were not statistically different from those in the control group (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Using Houxi acupoint as the main acupoint combined with conventional acupoint acupuncture to treat cervical spondylosis can more quickly relieve neck and shoulder pain, improve cervical spine dysfunction, and improve the overall clinical effectiveness. It has an accurate curative effect and good safety, and is worthy of clinical adoption.
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