title: [Analysis on clinical palpation laws of muscle meridian focus in scapulohumeral periarthritis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the distribution rules of proximal and distal focus of muscle meridian region in scapulohumeral periarthritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred and six shoulder joints of affected side were selected in 216 patients of scapulohumeral periarthritis. Under the guidance of muscle meridian theory, with the anatomical characteristics of muscle meridian focuses, the frequency and location where proximal and distal focus appeared were calculated by palpation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The percentages of the frequency that the focus of muscle meridian of Hand-Yangming, Hand-Shaoyang, Hand-Taiyang, and three yin meridians of hand appeared at proximal points of shoulder joint were 25.6% (1 146/5 657), 30.9% (1 749/5 657), 19.0% (1 075/5 657), and 24.5% (1 387/5 657), respectively, the focuses of muscle meridian region were Jianyuci, Juguci, Xiaoshuoci, Naohuici, etc. The percentages of the frequency that the focus of muscle meridian region appeared at distal points of shoulder joint were 31.77% (287/905), 23.2% (210/905), 10.9% (99/905), and 34.1% (304/905), the focuses of muscle meridian were Yangxici, Shousanlici, Yangchici, etc.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The location and frequency of proximal and distal focus of muscle meridian in scapulohumeral periarthritis are closely related with the anatomical structure and biomechanical characteristics of the shoulder joints, thus new therapy for scapulohumeral periarthritis is implied.
authors.forename: Zhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Ben-Xing
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Tian-Tian
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Bao-Qiang
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016740:Meridians; D008875:Middle Aged; D010173:Palpation; D010489:Periarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology