Therapeutic Observation of Acupuncture plus Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Periarthritis of Shoulder due to Stagnation / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effect of acupuncture plus transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on the range of motion and pain in stagnation-induced periarthritis of shoulder.Method A hundred patients with stagnation-induced periarthritis of shoulder were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 50 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture plus TEAS, while the control group was intervened by acupuncture alone. The interventions were given once every other day, 10 sessions as a treatment course, for 1 course in total. Before and after the intervention, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was adopted for evaluating pain before and after the treatment, and the motor function scale of shoulder was used to measure the range of motion of shoulder joint. The clinical efficacies were also compared between the two groups.Result After the intervention, the VAS scores and shoulder motor function scores were significantly changed in both groups (P<0.05); the VAS score in the treatment group was significantly different from that in the control group after the treatment (P<0.05). The markedly effective rate was 74.0% in the treatment group versus 50.0% in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture plus TEAS can produce a significant efficacy in treating periarthritis of shoulder, as it can obviously improve the range of motion and pain.