Comparison of the Efficacies of Fire Needling Versus Warm Needling in Treating Tenosynovitis of Long Head of Biceps Brachii / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo investigate and compare the efficacies of fire needling and warm needling in treating tenosynovitis of long head of biceps brachii.MethodNinety patients were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 45 cases each. The treatment group received fire needling and the control group, warm needling. The therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups. The difference in the shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) score between before and after two or four weeks of treatment was assessed in the two groups.ResultThe total efficacy rate was 97.8% in the treatment group and 86.0% in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference in therapeutic effect between the two groups (P<0.05). The therapeutic effect was better in the treatment group than in the control group. In the two groups, the SPADI subscores were closely related to treatment time. There was a statistically significant difference between various time points (P<0.01). There were also statistically significant between-group differences in the SPADI pain score and total score (P<0.05).ConclusionBoth fire needling and warm needling are effective in treating tenosynovitis of long head of biceps brachii. The therapeuticeffect of fire needling is superior to that of warm needling.