ArticleThe British journal of radiology2017
Curative effect and mechanism of radiofrequency ablation nucleoplasty in the treatment of cervical vertigo.
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- Comparative effectiveness of acupuncture and Tuina for cervical vertigo: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Efficacy of manual therapy for cervical vertigo: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures following Coblation Nucleoplasty for Cervical Discogenic Dizziness.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Proprioceptive Cervicogenic Dizziness: A Narrative Review of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- The Enduring Controversy of Cervicogenic Vertigo, and Its Place among Positional Vertigo Syndromes.Audiology research · 2021Review
- Moxibustion for cervical vertigo: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- Acupotomy therapy for cervical vertigo: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aims to investigate the curative effects and mechanism of radiofrequency ablation nucleoplasty in the treatment of cervical vertigo.
methodsA total of 27 patients diagnosed with cervical vertigo from January 2012 to October 2014 received treatment of radiofrequency ablation nucleoplasty. The narrow-side vertebral artery diameters were examined by using Philips 1.5-T body dual-gradient MRI system. The haemodynamic parameters were detected by using transcranial Doppler sonography. Both of the vertebral artery diameters and haemodynamic parameters were recorded and compared before and after treatment. The curative effects in early post-operative application were evaluated according to the Nagashima standards.
resultsRadiofrequency ablation nucleoplasty was performed in a total of 59 cervical discs in 27 patients. The average operation time was 42.7 min, and the symptoms of 92.6% patients were alleviated after radiofrequency ablation nucleoplasty post-operation application. There was no significant difference in the narrow-side vertebral artery diameters before and after treatment in both Group A (p = 0.12) and Group B (p = 0.48); however, the blood flow velocity was significantly higher than that before treatment in both Group A (p = 0.01) and Group B (p = 0.03), respectively.
conclusionRadiofrequency ablation nucleoplasty improves the blood flow in the narrow-side vertebral artery and illustrates the therapeutic effect on cervical vertigo in patients who have no direct compression of the vertebral artery. Advances in knowledge: Radiofrequency intradiscal nucleoplasty can be used as a minimally invasive procedure for treating cervical vertigo.
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