Effect of 's subcutaneous needling on thickness and elasticity of affected muscles in shoulder neck pain based on ultrasonic elastography / 中国针灸

OBJECTIVE@#To observe the effect of 's subcutaneous needling on thickness and elasticity of affected muscles in subjects with shoulder neck pain by ultrasonic elastography.@*METHODS@#A total of 30 subjects with upper trapezius pain and local tenderness, or stiffness and funicular nodules were observed randomly, right shoulders were as observation group and left shoulders were as control group. Simple resistance training was adopted in the control group. At the same time of the resistance training, sweeping technique of 's subcutaneous needling was adopted at the local tenderness or the stiffness and funicular nodules of upper trapezius in the observation group. The treatment was given once in both groups. Before and immediately after treatment, thickness and elasticity of bilateral upper trapezius and supraspinatus were observed by ultrasonic elastography, and the variations of visual analogue scale (VAS) score were observed in the two groups.@*RESULTS@#Compared before treatment, the elasticity of upper trapezius and supraspinatus were decreased after treatment in both groups (<0.05), and those in the observation group were lower than the control group (<0.05). Compared before treatment, the VAS scores after treatment were decreased in both groups (<0.05), and that in the observation group was lower than the control group (<0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#'s subcutaneous needling can increase the elasticity and release the muscular tension of affected muscles, and relieve pain in subjects with shoulder neck pain.

A New Secoiridoid Glycoside from Swertia cincta / 中草药·英文版

Objective: To study the chemical constituents of Swertia cincta. Methods: Preparative liquid chromatography was employed. The structures of the compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis. Results: Three secoiridoid glycosides were isolated from S. cincta and identified as 8-methoxyl-eustomorusside (1), secoiridoids eustomorusside (2), and eustomoside (3). Conclusion: Compound 1 is a new secoiridoid glycoside. Compounds 2 and 3 are isolated from this plant for the first time. © 2014 Tianjin Press of Chinese Herbal Medicines.