Objective To investigate the influence of different courses of electroacupuncture treatment on the compliance and therapeutic outcome of patients with cervical type cervical spondylosis.MethodsA total of 60 patients with cervical type cervical spondylosis were randomly divided into 5-time treatment group and 10-time treatment group

with 30 patients in each group. With the same electroacupuncture prescription

the patients in the 5-time treatment group were given electroacupuncture once a day for 5 times in total

and those in the 10-time treatment group were given electroacupuncture once a day for 10 times in total

with an interval of 2 days between every 5 times of treatment. The two groups were compared in terms of cervical Visual Analogue Scale(VAS)score and treatment score of cervical spondylosis before and after treatment

as well as whether and why the patients were willing to continue treatment after 5 times of treatment. The two groups were followed up to observe the recurrence of cervical spondylosis within 12 months.ResultsBoth groups had significant improvements in cervical VAS score and treatment score of cervical spondylosis after treatment(P<0. 05)

and there were no significant differences in these scores between the two groups after treatment(P>0. 05). There was also no significant difference in long-term recurrence between the two groups(P>0. 05).Of the 30 patients in the 10-time treatment group

21(70%)showed no willingness to continue treatment after 5 times of treatment since they were satisfied with their treatment outcomes.ConclusionElectroacupuncture can effectively improve the pain symptom of patients with cervical type cervical spondylosis

and compared with 5 times of electroacupuncture treatment

10 times of electroacupuncture treatment may affect patients' compliance with clinical treatment.