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Therapeutic observation of Fu’s subcutaneous needling for scapulohumeral periarthritis

浮针疗法治疗肩关节周围炎疗效观察

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Abstract

Objective

To observe the therapeutic efficacy of Fu’s subcutaneous needling (FSN) in treating scapulohumeral periarthritis (SP).

Methods

Eighty patients with SP were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. Patients in the observation group received FSN treatment while those in the control group received conventional acupuncture treatment. Visual analogue scale (VAS) and range of motion (ROM) were observed before and after the treatment, and the therapeutic efficacy was also evaluated.

Results

After the treatment, the VAS scores decreased significantly in the two groups, and the VAS score in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.01). After the treatment, the ROM increased significantly in both groups (both P<0.01), and the ROM in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.01). The recovery rate and the total effective rate in the observation group were respectively 40.0% and 95.0%, significantly higher than 12.5% and 77.5% in the control group (P<0.01, P<0.05).

Conclusion

FSN can effectively relieve pain and improve the joint motion in treating SP, thus offering a novel option to the treatment of this kind of musculoskeletal disorder

摘要

目的

观察浮针疗法治疗肩周炎的临床疗效。

方法

将80例肩周炎患者随机分为观察组和对照组, 每组 40例。观察组予浮针疗法, 对照组予传统针刺治疗。观 察治疗前后疼痛的视觉模拟量表(VAS)评分和肩关节活动度 (ROM)的变化情况并进行疗效评价。

结果

治疗后, 两组患者VAS 评分较治疗前均显著降低(均P<0.01), 观察组 VAS 评分显著低于对照组(P<0.01)。治疗后, 两组患者ROM 较治疗前均显著升高(均P<0.01), 观察组ROM 显著 高于对照组(P<0.01)。观察组痊愈率和总有效率分别为40.0%和95.0%, 显著高于对照组的12.5%和77.5% (P<0.01, P<0.05)。

结论

浮针疗法能够有效缓解肩周炎患者的疼痛程度并恢复其肩关节活动范围, 从而为该类肌肉骨骼 疾病的治疗提供一种新的选择。

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    Xin-wei Li  (李新伟), Ke-ping Tan  (谭克平), Jia Du  (杜嘉) & Ya-fang Shen  (沈亚芳)

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Li, Xw., Tan, Kp., Du, J. et al. Therapeutic observation of Fu’s subcutaneous needling for scapulohumeral periarthritis. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 15, 281–284 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-017-1014-y

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