Nerve Mobilization Combined with Traction and Tuina in the Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy

Key Points

• To investigate the clinical efficacy of nerve mobilization combined with traction and tuina for treating cervical spondylotic radiculopathy.
• 100 patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy were randomly divided into two groups, each with 50 patients.
• The treatment group received nerve mobilization, traction, and tuina, while the control group received traction and tuina only.
• Outcomes were assessed at 2 weeks and 4 weeks post-treatment using VAS and NDI scores.
• Both groups showed significantly reduced VAS and NDI scores at 2 and 4 weeks compared to baseline (P<0.01).
• The treatment group had lower VAS and NDI scores than the control group (P<0.05).
• The treatment group showed higher cure rates and overall efficacy than the control group (P<0.01 and P<0.05 respectively).