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Establishment and effect assessment of clinical pathway of TCM for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy
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DOI   10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2013.08.08
Key Words   cervical spondylotic radiculopathy;clinical pathway;wind-cold impediment syndrome;Ye's orthopedics
Author NameAffiliation
WANG Wei-min The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China 
WANG Ping The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China 
LIU Peng The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China 
GAO Hong The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China 
LI Yuan-dong The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China 
LI Chun-yue The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China 
YU Jie The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China 
ZHOU Xin The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China 
LI Zhuo The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China 
CHEN Ying The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China 
Abstract
    [Objective] To evaluate objectively the curative effect of combined therapy of traditional Chinese medicine on cervical spondylotic radiculopathy and to lay a foundation for further optimization of diagnosis and treatment plan.[Methods] Sixty patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy(Wind-cold impediment syndrome)hospitalized into the orthopedics ward of our hospital were treatedw ith Chinese path of TCM for the clinical diagnosis and treatment.Two weeks were a course of treatment.After treatment the clinical effect was observed,the safety was evaluated and the variation and economic parameter were investigated.[Results] The overall efficacy:16 cases were clinically controlled(26.67%),17 cases markedly improved(28.33%),24 cases effective(40.00%),3 cases were non-effective(5.00%).The total effective rate was 95.00%.When clinical curative effects were compared between two groups,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).[Conclusion] The effect of diagnosis and treatment plan on cervical spondylotic radiculopathy is reliable,safe,having advantage in economic indicators.

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