Clinical Study on Warming Needle Moxibustion plus Tuina for Shoulder Periarthritis

目的：比较温针灸配合推拿与单纯推拿治疗肩周炎的疗效。方法：采用随机单盲对照法，将80例患者随机分到A组（单纯推拿组）及B组（温针灸配合推拿组），每组各40例。结果：B组有效率为95．0％，A组有效率为85．0％，两组比较没有显著性差异（P〉0．05）；在疼痛视觉模拟评分方面，两组治疗前后均有明显降低（P〈0．01）；治疗后VAS评分差值两组间比较，差异有非常显著性意义（P〈0．01）。结论：温针灸配合推拿在止痛上优于单纯推拿治疗。

Clinical study on warming needle moxibustion plus Tuina for shoulder periarthritis

Objective In order to compare the therapeutic effects between warming needle moxibustion plus Tuina therapy and single Tuina therapy for shoulder periarthritis. Methods By random single blind control method, 80 cases were divided randomly into Group A (single Tuina group) and Group B (warming needle method plus Tuina group), 40 cases in each group. Results The effective rate was 95.0% in Group B and 85.0% in Group A, without significant difference (P>0.05) in comparison between two groups. In assessment of Visual Analogue Scale, there was obvious decrease in both groups before and after the treatments (P<0.01). In comparison of VAS score differences between the two groups after the treatments, there was remarkable significant difference (P<0.01). Conclusion Warming needle moxibustion plus Tuina is better than single Tuina therapy in stopping pain. Author: HU Shui-rong (1970–), male, attending physician