XIONG Mengqin. Nursing Case Report of Thunder-Fire Moxibustion in Treating a Patient with Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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XIONG Mengqin. Nursing Case Report of Thunder-Fire Moxibustion in Treating a Patient with Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202601140001.
Nursing Case Report of Thunder-Fire Moxibustion in Treating a Patient with Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy
This article summarizes the nursing experience of a case of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy treated with Thunder-Fire moxibustion. Combined with conventional Western nursing care, this TCM-specific therapy effectively alleviated the patient's neck and shoulder pain, reduced limb numbness, improved quality of life, and promoted recovery. The treatment demonstrated advantages such as operational simplicity, minimal adverse effects, high safety, and good patient acceptance.
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