Therapeutic Observation of Triple Needling at Myofascial Trigger Points plus Warm Needling for Periarthritis of Shoulder
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.01.0085
- VernacularTitle:齐刺肌筋膜扳机点配合温针治疗肩关节周围炎疗效观察
- Author:
Linglin JI
;
Yu HUA
;
Ying LI
;
Quan JI
- Keywords:
Acupuncture-moxibustion;
Needle warming therapy;
Periarthritis of shoulder;
Frozen shoulder;
Triple needling;
Myofascial trigger points
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(1):85-89
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of triple needling at myofascial trigger points plus warm needling in treating periarthritis of shoulder. Method Eighty patients with periarthritis of shoulder were randomized into a treatment group of 44 cases and a control group of 40 cases. The treatment group was intervened by triple needling at myofascial trigger points plus warm needling, while the control group was by warm needling alone. The two groups were treated once a day, 10 times as a treatment course. The Pain Rating Index (PRI), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Present Pain Intensity (PPI), and motion of shoulder joint were observed before the treatment and after 2 treatment courses, and the clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups.Result In the treatment group, the PRI, VAS, and PPI scores respectively after 1 and 2 treatment courses were significantly different from those before the treatment (P<0.05,P<0.01). In the control group, the scores after 2 treatment courses were significantly different from those before the treatment (P<0.05). After 2 treatment courses, the scores in the treatment group were significantly different from those in the control group (P<0.01). In both groups, the motions of shoulder joint respectively after 1 and 2 treatment courses were significantly changed compared with those before the treatment (P<0.01). The motions of shoulder joint in the treatment group were significantly different from those in the control group respectively after 1 and 2 treatment courses (P<0.05,P<0.01). The recovery plus markedly-effective rate and total effective rate were respectively 70.5% and 95.5% in the treatment group, versus 52.5% and 90.0% in the control group, and the between-group differences were statistically significant (P<0.01,P<0.05).Conclusion Triple needling at myofascial trigger points plus warm needling is an effective approach in treating periarthritis of shoulder.
