Clinical study on electronic moxibustion for shoulder periarthritis
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Clinical study on electronic moxibustion for shoulder periarthritis
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2012), Yao-chi, Wu
Abstract
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of electronic moxibustion in treating patients with shoulder periarthritis. Methods: Sixty-four cases with shoulder periarthritis were randomly divided into two groups, 34 cases in the observation group were treated by eMoxa-VI electronic moxibustion instrument, while 30 cases in the control group were treated by warm needling therapy. The changes of patients’ symptom scores before and after treatments were observed. Results: After two treatment courses, the shoulder pain of the patients in the observation group was relieved more than that in the control group; but after three treatment courses, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups. The patients’ shoulder joint activity in both groups was improved after treatment. There was no significant difference between the two groups after two treatment courses. However, it indicated that the observation group was more effective than the other one after 3 courses of treatment (P<0.05). The total effective rate of the observation group was 94.1%, versus 86.7% of the control group, there was no statistical difference between the two groups. Conclusion: Electronic moxibustion and warm needling therapy can relieve the clinical symptoms of shoulder periarthritis, but electronic moxibustion was safer, more environmentally friendly and easy to operate.
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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Language
English
issn
1672-3597
issue
6
page end
382
page start
377
volume
10