Clinical Study on Electroacupuncture Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain

Lu's Acupuncture Protocol for Chronic Neck Pain

Purpose of this test is to observe and objectively evaluate electroacupuncture (EA) therapy on the clinical efficacy in patients with chronic neck pain, and provide a reliable clinical basis for the chronic neck pain treatment and evaluation of efficacy.

According to statistics, the incidence of chronic neck pain has significantly increased year by year, particularly tending to younger people, as social competition increase fiercely and the pace of people's daily work and life accelerate. Studying the effective treatment and prevention of chronic neck pain has obvious medical, social and economic significance. Purpose of this trial is to observe and objectively evaluate electroacupuncture (EA) therapy on the clinical efficacy in patients with chronic neck pain, and provide a reliable clinical basis for the chronic neck pain treatment and evaluation of efficacy.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age of a subject is older than 18 and is younger than 65.
2. With more than 3 months history of neck pain.
3. Informed consent is signed by a subject or his lineal relation.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. With serious protopathy or disease ofcardiovascular,liver,renal,gastrointestinal, hematological systems and so on.
2. Psychotic，patients with allergic constitution or easily getting infected or bleeding.
3. Patients have used drugs for preventing neck pain in the last four weeks.
4. Pregnant women or women in lactation.