Résumé
Objective: In order to compare the therapeutic effects between warming needle moxibustion plus Tuina therapy and single Tuina therapy for shoulder periarthritis. Methods: By random single blind control method, 80 cases were divided randomly into Group A (single Tuina group) and Group B (warming needle method plus Tuina group), 40 cases in each group. Results: The effective rate was 95.0% in Group B and 85.0% in Group A, without significant difference (P>0.05) in comparison between two groups. In assessment of Visual Analogue Scale, there was obvious decrease in both groups before and after the treatments (PO.01). In comparison of VAS score differences between the two groups after the treatments, there was remarkable significant difference (P<0.0l). Conclusion: Warming needle moxibustion plus Tuina is better than single Tuina therapy in stopping pain.