[Comparison of therapeutic effects between normal acupuncture and shallow needling with short-needle on periarthritis of shoulder].
OBJECTIVE
To compare therapeutic effects between normal acupuncture and shallow needling with short-needle, and search for therapeutic tool and method easy to be accepted by the patient of periarthritis of shoulder.


METHODS
One hundred and fifty-two cases of periarthritis of shoulder were randomly divided into 2 groups. They were treated by normal acupuncture and shallow needling with short-needle, respectively. The two groups were same in acupoints selected and the therapeutic course, and their therapeutic effects and the accepting degrees of the patient were investigated.


RESULTS
The cured rate was 67.1% in the normal acupuncture group and 69.7% in the shallow needling with short-needle group, with no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Normal acupuncture and shallow needling with short-needle have similar therapeutic effect on periarthritis of shoulder, but the shallow needling with short-needle can obviously relieve the pain and mental fear in treatment, easy to be accepted.
Chen
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TCM Group, Lishui Health School, Zhejiang 323000, China. lswxxsk@mail.lsptt.zj.cn
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010489:Periarthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000628:therapy*