Li XW, et al. – An exploratory analysis was performed of the therapeutic efficacy of Fu’s subcutaneous needling (FSN) in the treatment of scapulohumeral periarthritis (SP). The findings ascertained that FSN could effectively relieve pain and improve the joint motion in patients with SP. Hence, it served as a novel therapeutic choice in the treatment of such musculoskeletal disorder.

Methods

• 80 enrollees with SP were randomly allocated to an observation group and a control group, with 40 cases in each group.
• The observation group received FSN treatment.
• The control group received conventional acupuncture therapy.
• Visual analogue scale (VAS) and range of motion (ROM) were noted prior to and after the treatment.
• This study analyzed their therapeutic efficacy.

Results

• A prominent decrease was reported in the VAS scores among both groups, after the treatment.
• The VAS score in the observation group appeared to be markedly lower than that in the control group (P<0.01).
• Following the treatment, the ROM increased considerably in both groups (both P<0.01), and the ROM in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.01).
• The recovery rate and the total effective rate in the observation group were respectively 40.0% and 95.0%, significantly higher than 12.5% and 77.5% in the control group (P<0.01, P<0.05).