ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe therapeutic effect of Shaoshanhuo needling method on periarthritis of shoulder.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and twenty cases were randomly divided into two groups: a treatment group of 57 cases and a control group of 63 cases. The treatment group were treated with Shaoshanhuo needling method and massage combined with functional exercise of shoulder joint, and the control group were treated with warming acupuncture and moxibustion combined with massage and functional exercise of shoulder joint. Their therapeutic effects were evaluated after 2 courses.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The effective rate and the cured rate were 96.5% and 70.2% in the treatment group, and 88.9% and 50.8% in the control group respectively, with no significant difference between the two groups in the effective rate (P>0.05), but with a significant difference between the two groups in the cured rate (P<0.05), the treatment group being higher than the control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Shaoshanhuo needling method has a better therapeutic effect on periarthritis of shoulder.</p>