Clinical Observations on Triple Needling plus Mountain-burning Fire Needling Method for the Treatment of Neck-shoulder Syndrome

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of triple needling plus mountain-burning fire needling method in treating neck-shoulder syndrome. Methods Sixty patients with neck-shoulder syndrome were randomly allocated to a treatment group of 30 cases and a control group of 30 cases. The treatment group received triple needling plus mountain-burning fire needling method and the control group, conventional acupuncture. The clinical therapeutic effects were evaluated in the two groups after 21 days of treatment. Results The total efficacy rate was 93.3% in the treatment group and 80.0% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups(P0.05). The cure and marked efficacy rate was 80.0% in the treatment group and 53.3% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups(P0.05). Conclusion Triple needling plus mountain-burning fire needling method has clinically a good therapeutic effect on neck-shoulder syndrome.