title: [Comparison of analgesic effects between subcutaneous penetration needling and straight needling of otopoints in the treatment of scapulohumeral periarthritis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To confirm the better analgesic effect of subcutaneous penetration needling of otopoints for treatment of scapulohumeral periarthritis (SHPA) patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-six SHPA patients were randomized into penetration-needling group (n = 33) and straight needling group (n = 33) by using pairing principle according to the sex and state of disease. Penetration needling was adopted for patients of penetration-needling group, while straight needling was used for those of straight needling group. Simplified McGill Scale was used to evaluate the patients' pain reactions. The pain integral scores were analyzed by using sequential test and pairing t test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sequential test showed that the analgesic effect of penetration needling was significantly superior to that of straight needling 30 min after the treatment (P < 0.05). Pairing t test results displayed that penetration needling had a marked analgesic effect 5 min and 30 min after the treatment compared with straight needling (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rapid analgesic effect of penetration needling is superior to that of straight needling in the treatment of scapulohumeral periarthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Foundation Requirements Teaching, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China. jia7158@163.com
authors.forename: Chun-Sheng
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Xiao-Feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Shun
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Er-Jun
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D020831:Acupuncture, Ear / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010489:Periarthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000628:therapy*