title: [Multi-central randomized controlled observation on clinical therapeutic effect of the new Bian-stone therapy on scapulohumeral periarthritis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the clinical curative effect of the new Bian-stone therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  According to clinical trail principle of multi-centers, randomized grouping, parallel control and single-blind, the observation group (n=120) were treated by the new Bian-stone therapy, with multi-functional Bian-stone respectively dredging qi and blood of channels on the neck and shoulder, the shoulder and back, the limbs, and the control group (n=120) by electroacupuncture with Jianyu (LI 15), Jianliao (SJ 14), Jianzhen (SI 9), and other points selected. Their therapeutic effects were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The two therapies had effects of analgesia, improving functional activity and transient analgesia. The total effective rate of the analgesic effect was 86.8% in the observation group and 72.5% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05), the observation group being better than the control group; the total effective rate of shoulder functional activity was 86.8% in the observation group and 79.8% in the control group with no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The new Bian-stone therapy has obvious therapeutic effect on scapulohumeral periarthritis, with effects of analgesia, improving functional activity, and transient analgesia, and good long-term therapeutic effect.
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China. guochangqing66@163.com
authors.forename: Chang-qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rui
authors.forename: Yan-gang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yun-xia
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sha
authors.forename: Guang-hao
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D010489:Periarthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D016037:Single-Blind Method