[Randomized controlled trials of acupuncture at Tiaokou (ST 38) for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder].
OBJECTIVE
To study the basic therapeutic function of Tiaokou (ST 38).


METHODS
According to clinically multi-central randomized controlled and single-blind test principle, 257 cases of periarthritis of shoulder were divided into two groups, a test group (n = 124) treated with oral anti-inflammatory analgesic medicine combined with acupuncture at Tiaokou (ST 38), and a control group (n = 133) treated with oral anti-inflammatory analgesic medicine. Their therapeutic effects were compared.


RESULTS
The total effective rate for stopping pain was 96.0% in the test group and 91.7% in the control group with a very significant difference between the two groups (P< 0.01). And the total effective rate for improvement of shoulder activity was 86.3% in the test group and 59.4% in the control group with a very significant difference between the two groups (P<0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Oral anti-inflammatory analgesic medicine combined with acupuncture has obvious therapeutic effect on periarthritis of shoulder, which is better than that of simple oral anti-inflammatory analgesic medicine.
Guo
Chang-qing
CQ
School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China. guochangqing66@163.com
Zhang
Fo-ming
FM
Sha
Yan
Y
Ma
Guang-hao
GH
Liu
Yun-xia
YX
Liu
Yan-gang
YG
Zhao
Ji-ping
JP
Fan
Bi-fa
BF
Ma
Hui-fang
HF
Yang
Guang
G
Li
Shi-liang
SL
Zhang
Yong-wang
YW
Hu
Bo
B
Sun
Rui-hua
RH
Liang
Li
L
Qin
Li-xin
LX
D006801:Humans; D010489:Periarthritis / Q000628:therapy; D012782:Shoulder; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000628:therapy; D016037:Single-Blind Method