[Transient therapeutic effect and safety of superficial needling therapy for treatment of periarthritis of shoulder].
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.
Lu
Jin
J
Department of Acupuncture, Nanjing Hospital of TCM, Nanjing 210001, China. lujin64@hotmail.com
Sun
Jian-Hua
JH
Fu
Zhong-Hua
ZH
Yuan
Jin-Hong
JH
Li
Jing
J
Ji
An-Qing
AQ
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*