Acupuncture treatment of cervical and lumbar spondylosis

ABSTRACT

Fifty cases of spondylosis in Seychelles were treated with acupuncture. After the insertion of needles and on arrival of qi (pronounced Chi); needles were connected to an acupuncture apparatus and pulses with dens-disperse waves were applied for 25 minutes. Cupping therapy was then applied to the local region. The results showed 28 cases of clinical cure and a total response rate of 92 per cent