Ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve block combined with acupuncture for the treatment of calcified tendinitis of rotator cuff.
10.3969/j.issn.1003-0034.2019.06.004
- Author:
Ying-Zhi LI
1
;
Hai-Chi YU
1
;
Rong-Hang LI
1
;
Jie MENG
1
;
Zhen-de JIANG
1
;
Xiao-Ming DONG
1
;
Hai-Yu CHEN
1
;
Ling GAO
1
;
Xue WANG
1
;
Yun-Ting ZHAO
1
;
Wei ZHANG
1
;
Xiao-Ning LIU
2
,
3
Author Information
1. Department of Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Center, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, Jilin, China.
2. Department of Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Center, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, Jilin, China
3. liuxy99@jlu.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Shoulder joint;
Shoulder pain;
Ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Adult;
Aged;
Arthroscopy;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Nerve Block;
Rotator Cuff;
Rotator Cuff Injuries;
Tendinopathy;
therapy;
Treatment Outcome
- From:
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2019;32(6):504-507
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To explore the method and effect of ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve block combined with acupuncture in the treatment of calcified tendinitis of rotator cuff.
METHODS:From January 2015 to December 2017, total 30 patients with calcified tendinitis, including 23 cases of supraspinatus tendon, 5 cases of infraspinatus tendon and 2 cases of subscapular tendon, were treated with ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve block combined with acupuncture. There were 7 males and 23 females, ranging in age from 36 to 71 years old, with an average of 51.6 years old. There were 17 cases on the right and 13 cases on the left. VAS pain score, Constant-murley score, UCLA score and X-ray examination were used to evaluate the clinical results before and after surgery.
RESULTS:The mean follow-up was 14.3 months (6 to 30 months). The preoperative VAS score was 3.82±1.13, Constant-Murley score was 36.91±7.95 and UCLA score was 11.35±2.17. The final follow-up scores were 1.32±1.06, 90.61±2.89 and 33.22±1.51, respectively. The final follow-up scores were improved significantly(<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:Conservative treatment of calcified rotator cuff tendinitis is ineffective. Suprascapular nerve block guided by ultrasound combined with acupuncture has a good therapeutic effect. It is a minimally invasive, economic, safe and effective method, which is worth promoting.
