Clinical Observation of Warming - Acupuncture in Treating Scapulohumeral Periarthritis / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

[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