Effect of Different Needle-retaining Lengths on the Therapeutic Efficacy of Acupuncture in Treating Post-stroke Shoulder Pain

VernacularTitle:不同留针时间对针刺治疗中风后肩痛疗效的影响
Author: Chuan YU ; Bin SHEN ; Shiwen XU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acupuncture; Stroke complications; Needle-retaining length; Shoulder pain
From: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2016;35(8):939-941
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ObjectiveTo observe the effect of different needle-retaining lengths on the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in treating post-stroke shoulder pain.MethodSixty patients were randomized into a 30 min group and a 60 min group, 30 cases in each group. The same acupuncture treatment protocol was adopted in the two groups, and the acupuncture treatment was given once a day, 5 sessions a week, for 20 times in total. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), shoulder pain frequency, and Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) were observed before treatment and after 4-week treatment.ResultThe scores of each index were significantly improved in both groups after treatment (P<0.01), and there were significant differences in comparing each index score between the two groups after treatment (P<0.05,P<0.01).ConclusionIn the treatment of post-stroke shoulder pain with acupuncture, 30 min needle-retaining is better than 60 min in comparing the analgesic effect.