Effects of Cervical Vertebra Rehabilitation Gymnastics on Patients with Cervical Spondylosis / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effects of the cervical vertebra rehabilitation gymnastics on patients with different types of cervical spondylosis (CS). Methods 203 patients with different types of CS were selected. They were trained with rehabilitation gymnastics. The electrophysiological examination of neck-shoulder muscles were used to evaluate the effects 3 and 6 months after training. Results The peak of electrophysiological action potential of neck-shoulder muscles was significantly different in all the types of CS patients (P0.05) before and 3, 6 months after training. Conclusion The cervical vertebra rehabilitation gymnastics can promote blood circulation of neck-shoulder muscles, relieve muscle spasm and ease the symptoms, especially for patients with cervical spondylotic radicu-lopathy and sympathetic cervical spondylosis.