• Qing Xu, Xuewen Tian, Xintong Bao, Dongren Liu, Fanshuo Zeng, and Qiangsan Sun.
• Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Jan 21; 101 (3): e28540e28540.

RationaleWith the spread of computers and mobile phones, cervical spondylosis has become a common occupational disease in clinics, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. We used a nonsurgical spinal decompression system (SDS) combined with physical therapy electroacupuncture (EA) to treat a case of mixed cervical spondylosis caused by multi-level cervical disc herniation, and we achieved satisfactory results.Patient ConcernsA 44-year-old Caucasian Asian woman presented with neck pain and numbness on the left side of the limb. MRI showed the patient's C3-C7 segment cervical disc herniation, and the flexion arch of the cervical spine was reversed.DiagnosisThe patient was diagnosed with a mixed cervical spondylosis.InterventionsThe patient received a month of physical therapy (SDS traction combined with EA).OutcomesBefore and after treatment: VAS score of neck pain decreased from 8 to 0; Cervical spine mobility returned to normal; The grip strength of left hand increased from 7.5 kg to 19.2 kg; Cervical curvature index changed from -16.04% to -3.50%; the physiological curvature of the cervical spine was significantly restored. There was no dizziness or neck discomfort at 6 month and 1 year follow-up.Lessons SubsetionsSDS traction combined with EA is effective for the treatment of cervical disc herniation and can help restore and rebuild the biomechanical balance of the cervical spine.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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