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Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of warm acupuncture,manipulation combined with western medicine in the treatment of primary frozen shoulder. Methods A total of 90 patients with primary frozen shoulder, from October 2015 to February 2017, were randomly divided into three groups (n=30):the western medicine group, the traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) group and the integrated TCM and western medicine group. The western medicine group was treated with local block and intra-articular injection. The TCM group was treated with acupuncture combined with manipulation. The integrated TCM and western medicine group were treated with western medicine and TCM. The three groups were treated for four weeks. The shoulder function (Constant-Murley shoulder scores) and shoulder pain (VAS scores) were evaluated in the three groups after treatment. Results The effective rate in TCM and western medicine group was 100％ versus TCM group 83.3％,and Western medicine group 76.7％, which showed significantly higher differnce among three groups (P<0.05). The Constant-Murley shoulder scores in TCM and western medicine group were (72.4 ± 3.8 vs. 67.5 ± 4.5, 58.9 ± 5.4), which were significantly higher than those in TCM group and western medicine group (P<0.05). The VAS scores in TCM and western medicine group were (1.6 ± 0.7 vs. 2.5 ± 0.8, 2.7 ± 0.7) which were lower than those in TCM group and western medicine group (P<0.05). Conclusions The combination of warm acupuncture, manipulation and western medicine could improve shoulder function and reduce shoulder pain in patients with primary frozen shoulder..
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Objective: To compare the curative efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture on Jianyu (LI 15) with oral administration of Diclofenac Sodium Sustained-release Capsules in treating shoulder periarthritis. Method: Randomized controlled trials (RCT) were adopted in the study. The patients were randomized into two groups, 30 cases in one group.Electroacupuncture was done on Jianyu (LI 15) 20 min every time in the treatment group,while 75 mg Diclofenac Sodium Sustained-release Capsules were orally administered in the control group. For all the patients in two groups, one treatment course contains 7 days. Then the curative efficacy was evaluated by the efficacy evaluation criteria after two consecutive courses. Result: The total effective rate of treatment group and control group were 93.3% and 56.7% respectively. Conclusion: Electroacupuncture on Jianyu (LI 15) is an effective therapy for shoulder periarthritis and has more significant effect than oral Diclofenac Sodium Sustained-release Capsules.
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[Objective] To compare the therapeutic effect of warming-acupuncture and electroacupuncture in treating scapulohumeral periarthritis. [Methods] Eighty-four cases of scapulohumeral periarthritis were randomized to two groups: group A (n = 42) was treated with warming-acupuncture and group B ( n = 42) with electroacupuncture. Ten times constituted one treatment course and the therapeutic effect was evaluated after 3 treatment course. [ Results ] The cure rate and total effective rate were 71.4% and 95 .2% in group A and 42.8% and 78.6% in group B respectively ( x2 = 7.0, P