Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave plus Electroacupuncture on Pain and Shoulder Range of Motion in Periarthritis of Shoulder
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.05.0598
- VernacularTitle:电针联合体外冲击波治疗对肩关节周围炎患者疼痛和肩关节活动度的影响
- Author:
Churong LIU
;
Peipei CHI
;
Xinfei ZHANG
;
Haofeng MO
;
Xiaolin ZENG
;
Gensheng HUANG
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Electroacupuncture;
Periarthritis of shoulder;
Extracorporeal shock wave;
VAS score;
Shoulder range of motion
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(5):598-601
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave (ESW) plus electroacupuncture in treating periarthritis of shoulder.Method Ninety patients with periarthritis of shoulder were randomized into an electroacupuncture (EA) group, an ESW group, and an ESW plus EA group, 30 cases in each group. The EA group was intervened by EA, the ESW group was treated with ESW, and the ESW plus EA group by ESW and EA. The three groups were treated once every 2 d, with successive 10 sessions as a treatment course. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score and shoulder range of motion (ROM) score were evaluated before and after the treatment in the three groups. Result The VAS scores dropped significantly in the three groups after the intervention (P<0.05); there was no significant difference in comparing the VAS score between the EA group and ESW group after the intervention (P>0.05); the VAS score in the ESW plus EA group was significantly different from that in the EA group and ESW group after the treatment (P<0.05). The ROM scores were significantly improved in the three groups after the intervention (P<0.05); there was no significant difference in comparing the ROM score between the EA group and the ESW group after the intervention (P>0.05); the ROM score in the ESW plus EA group was significant different from that in the other two groups (P<0.05).Conclusion ESW plus EA can more significantly ease the pain and improve the shoulder ROM in treating periarthritis of shoulder compared with the two methods used separately.
