Thunder-Fire Moxibustion for Cervical Spondylosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Huang, Ruina
Huang, Yunxuan
Huang, Ruijia
Huang, Shaofen
Wang, Xiaojun
Yu, Xiaojiang
Xu, Danghan
Chen, Xinghua
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-02-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Cervical spondylosis (CS) refers to the degenerative changes in the cervical spinal column, which affect the majority of middle-aged and elderly people.
Thunder-fire moxibustion originated from thunder-fire miraculous needle, which has been applied widely for treating pain syndromes for thousands of years.
The aim of our research is to provide evidence to assess the efficacy and safety of thunder-fire moxibustion in treating CS.
Methods and analysis.
Retrieved literature databases included Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Web of Science, EBSCO, EBASE, Springer, PubMed, WFDP, CNKI, VIP, and CBM.
The period of retrieval was from the establishment of the database to December 2018.
Randomized controlled trials which compared thunder-fire moxibustion and other therapies in CS were included.
The quality of inclusive trials was accessed though a Cochrane risk of bias tool.
According to the test results of heterogeneity, a random effect model or fixed effect model was used to analyze the data.
Results.
Meta-analysis was conducted for the total effective rate of thunder-fire moxibustion, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score, pain score, satisfaction score, and score of the symptoms and functional rehabilitation of cervical vertigo.
The analysis results were as follows: compared with other therapies, the efficacy of thunder-fire moxibustion was statistically significant, total effective rate increased (OR = 2.48; 95% CI [1.80, 3.41]; P<0.00001), traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score decreased (SMD = −3.05; 95% CI[−4.18, −1.93]; P<0.00001), pain score decreased (SMD = −0.91; 95% CI [−1.79, −0.03]; P=0.004), satisfaction score increased (SMD = 5.35, 95% CI [2.72, 7.98]; P<0.0001), and score of the symptoms and functional rehabilitation of cervical vertigo increased (SMD = 4.10, 95% CI [2.34, 5.87]; P<0.00001).
The level of evidence was very low.
Conclusion.
Based on the existing evidence, the curative effect and safety of thunder-fire moxibustion on CS were statistically significant.
We should interpret the results scrupulously because of the low evidence level.
Large-scale, high-quality, rigorous RCTs with long-term follow-up should be performed in the future.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Huang, Ruina& Huang, Yunxuan& Huang, Ruijia& Huang, Shaofen& Wang, Xiaojun& Yu, Xiaojiang…[et al.]. 2020. Thunder-Fire Moxibustion for Cervical Spondylosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156744
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Huang, Ruina…[et al.]. Thunder-Fire Moxibustion for Cervical Spondylosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156744
American Medical Association (AMA)
Huang, Ruina& Huang, Yunxuan& Huang, Ruijia& Huang, Shaofen& Wang, Xiaojun& Yu, Xiaojiang…[et al.]. Thunder-Fire Moxibustion for Cervical Spondylosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156744
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1156744