Therapeutic Comparative Study between Warm Needling Therapy and Electroacupuncture for Periarthritis of Shoulder

Objective To compare the therapeutic efficacy between warm needling therapy and electroacupuncture in treating periarthritis of shoulder.Method Warm needling group(n=91) and electroacupuncture group(n=82) were treated by selecting the same acupoints,i.e.Jianyu(LI15),Jianliao(TE14),Jianzhen(SI9),Quchi(LI11),Waiguan(TE5),and Ashi points were selected as the major points.Recovery rate was evaluated respectively after 2 treatment courses and 3 treatment courses.Result After 2 treatment courses,the recovery rate was 79.1% in warm needling group versus 64.6% in electroacupuncture group,and the difference was statistically significant(P0.05);after 3 treatment courses,the recovery rate was 91.2% in warm needling group versus 81.7% in electroacupuncture group,and the difference was statistically insignificant(P0.05).Conclusion Both warm needling and electroacupuncture can achieve satisfactory therapeutic efficacy in treating periarthritis of shoulder,while the former has a higher early-stage recovery rate compared to the latter.