title: [Transient therapeutic effect and safety of superficial needling therapy for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To scientifically assess effectiveness and safety of mono-use fu-needle.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty cases of periarthritis of shoulder were randomly divided into a fu-needle group and a routine acupuncture group. The fu-needle group were treated with fu-needle, and the routine acupuncture group were treated with a needle of 0.38 mm in diameter and 40 mm in length. The articular mobility of the most limited direction, soft tissue pain self-rating score and self-rating score of shoulder tenderness before and after treatment, stabbing times and degree at inserting the needle, scattering and during retention of the needle, and bleeding at withdrawing the needle were compared in the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The fu-needle group was better than the routine acupuncture group in improvement of mobility-related pain, tenderness, and the articular mobility of the most limited direction, indicating that the transient effect in the fu-needle group was better than the routine acupuncture group, and the stabbing times and degree at insertion of the needle were less than the routine acupuncture group. And there was no significant difference between the two groups in stabbing times and degree at scattering and retaining the needle and bleeding times in withdrawing the needle.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The superficial needling therapy with mono-use fu-needle is more effective and more safe than the routine acupuncture for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture, Nanjing Hospital of TCM, Nanjing 210001, China. lujin64@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Jian-Hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Zhong-Hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Jin-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: An-Qing
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010489:Periarthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000628:therapy*