Forty-twocasesofcervicalspondylopathywerepidedintoacupunctureandmassagegroups.Thetherapeuticeffectswereobservedcomparatively,andthechangesofnail-foldmicrocirculationofpatientsbeforeandaftertreatmentwereobservedatthesametime.Theresultsshowedthattheeffectiveratesoftwogroupswereall100%,nodifferencebetweenthem.Thenailfoldmicrocirculationoftwogroupswasmarkedlyamelioratedaftertreatment,andnosignificantdif-ferencebetweenthemeither.