| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 View from the western medicine | 第11-60页 |
| 1. Background | 第11-12页 |
| 2. Epidemiological information | 第12-14页 |
| 3. Biomechanics of the spondylotic spine | 第14页 |
| 4. Classification, pathophysiology and clinical syndromes of cervical spondylosis | 第14-17页 |
| 4.1 Classification | 第14-15页 |
| 4.2 Pathophysiology of cervical spondylosis | 第15页 |
| 4.3 Clinical syndromes | 第15-17页 |
| 4.3.1 Cervical radiculopathy | 第15-16页 |
| 4.3.2 Cervical myelopathy | 第16-17页 |
| 4.3.3 Axial neck pain | 第17页 |
| 5. Differential diagnosis | 第17-20页 |
| 6. How to diagnose | 第20-22页 |
| 6.1 Signs | 第20页 |
| 6.2 Symptoms | 第20-21页 |
| 6.3 Imaging studies | 第21-22页 |
| 6.4 Histological findings | 第22页 |
| 7. Treatment | 第22-34页 |
| 7.1 Non operative/ non-surgical treatments | 第22-27页 |
| 7.1.1 Drug therapy | 第23-25页 |
| 7.1.1.1 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | 第23页 |
| 7.1.1.2 Muscle relaxants | 第23-24页 |
| 7.1.1.3 Opioid analgesics | 第24页 |
| 7.1.1.4 Anti-depressants | 第24页 |
| 7.1.1.5 Oral steroid | 第24页 |
| 7.1.1.6 Gorticosteroids | 第24-25页 |
| 7.1.1.7 Botulinum-A | 第25页 |
| 7.1.2 Physiotherapy, occupational therapy and recreational therapy | 第25-27页 |
| 7.1.2.1 Physiotherapy | 第25-27页 |
| 7.1.2.2 Therapeutic recreation | 第27页 |
| 7.1.2.3 Occupational therapy | 第27页 |
| 7.2 Operative/ surgical treatments | 第27-34页 |
| 7.2.1 Surgical indications | 第28-29页 |
| 7.2.2 Planning the surgery | 第29页 |
| 7.2.3 Surgical techniques | 第29-34页 |
| 7.2.3.1 Anterior approach | 第29-31页 |
| 7.2.3.1.1 Anterior cervical discectomy | 第29-30页 |
| 7.2.3.1.2 Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion | 第30页 |
| 7.2.3.1.3 Corpectomy | 第30-31页 |
| 7.2.3.1.4 Anterior cervical foraminotomy | 第31页 |
| 7.2.3.1.5 Cervical arthroplasty | 第31页 |
| 7.2.3.2 Posterior approach | 第31-33页 |
| 7.2.3.2.1 Dorsal decompression | 第32页 |
| 7.2.3.2.2 Laminoplasty | 第32页 |
| 7.2.3.2.3 Laminectomy | 第32-33页 |
| 7.2.3.2.4 Posterior cervical discectomy | 第33页 |
| 7.2.3.3 Fusion technique | 第33页 |
| 7.2.3.4 Facet distraction | 第33-34页 |
| 7.2.4 Predictive factors for the outcome of the surgery for cervical spondylosis | 第34页 |
| 7.2.5 Further care | 第34页 |
| 8. Natural and home remedies | 第34-35页 |
| 9. Review of the view from the western medicine | 第35-36页 |
| References | 第36-60页 |
| Chapter View from the Chinese medicine | 第60-95页 |
| 1. Introduction to traditional Chinese medicine | 第60-61页 |
| 1.1 Traditional Chinese medicine | 第60页 |
| 1.2 Meridians or channels | 第60-61页 |
| 2. Background of cervical spondylosis according to Chinese medicine | 第61-62页 |
| 3. Clinical manifestations, Diagnosis and Syndrome differentiation according to TCM | 第62-66页 |
| 3.1 Clinical manifestations and diagnosis | 第62-65页 |
| 3.1.1 Cervical type | 第62页 |
| 3.1.2 Nerve root type (cervical spondylitic radiculopathy) | 第62-63页 |
| 3.1.3 Vertebral artery type(vertebra-basilar artery insufficiency) | 第63页 |
| 3.1.4 Spinal marrow/ spinal cord type(cervical spondylotic myelopathy) | 第63-64页 |
| 3.1.5 Sympathetic nerve type | 第64-65页 |
| 3.1.6 Mixed/ complex type | 第65页 |
| 3.2 syndrome differentiation | 第65-66页 |
| 4. Treatment for cervical spondylosis based on traditional Chinese medicine according to the differential diagnosis | 第66-78页 |
| 4.1 Acupuncture therapy and herbal medicine | 第66-72页 |
| 4.2 Massaging therapy (tuina therapy) for different types of cervical spondylosis | 第72-74页 |
| 4.2.1 General treatment | 第72-73页 |
| 4.2.2 Different types of manipulations used according to the type of the cervical spondylosis | 第73-74页 |
| 4.2.3 Precautions to be taken when treating cervical spondylosis with tuina therapy | 第74页 |
| 4.3 Using Moxibustion in treating cervical spondylosis | 第74-75页 |
| 4.4 Qichong and taichi in treating cervical spondylosis | 第75-76页 |
| 4.5 Cupping therapy in treating cervical spondylosis | 第76-77页 |
| 4.6 Scraping therapy (guasha) in treating cervical spondylosis | 第77-78页 |
| 5. Researches of treating cervical spondylosis with herbs, acupuncture and tuina techniques | 第78-85页 |
| 5.1 Using long needle acupuncture technique for treating cervical spondylosis | 第78-79页 |
| 5.2 Body acupuncture combined with auricular acupuncture for treating cervical spondylosis | 第79页 |
| 5.3 Acupuncture combined with the herbal medicine for treating cervical spondylosis | 第79-81页 |
| 5.4 Efficacy of electroacupuncture to minimize the pain after cervical spine surgery | 第81页 |
| 5.5 Warm needle acupuncture (moxibustion) for treating cervical spondylosis | 第81-83页 |
| 5.6 Combination of acupuncture, massage and herbal medicine in treating cervical spondylosis | 第83-84页 |
| 5.7 Effect from acupuncture and massage (tuina) in treating vertigo caused by cervical spondylosis | 第84-85页 |
| 5.8 Change of pulse in patients treated with acupuncture | 第85页 |
| 6. Discussion | 第85-86页 |
| References | 第86-95页 |
| Chapter 3 Comparison of acupuncture treatment to pharmacology treatment | 第95-100页 |
| References | 第97-100页 |
| Chapter 4 Observing Professor Li Rui's clinical cases | 第100-119页 |
| Chapter 5 Summary | 第119-121页 |
| 总结 | 第121-122页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第122-123页 |
| Resume | 第123页 |
