Observation of Hui acupuncture in the treatment of movement functional impairment of shoulder joint after fracture of surgical neck of humerus

Objective To observe the clinical effect of Hui acupuncture in the treatment of movement functional impairment of shoulder joint after fracture of surgical neck of humerus.Methods All 56 patients with movement functional impairment of shoulder joint induced by fracture of surgical neck of humerus were divided randomly into a combination of Hui acupuncture and rehabilitation group(n=30) and a rehabilitation group(n=26).The combination of Hui acupuncture and rehabilitation group were acupunctured in the rigid part of the wicked shoulder,assistant acupoints were quchi,hegu,yanglingquan;after acupuncture,some shoulder rehabilitation exercise was done.The rehabilitation group did some passive shoulder rehabilitation exercise firstly and then some active shoulder rehabilitation exercise was done.The course was 15 days in two groups.Shoulder pain visual analogue scale(VAS),shoulder function score and shoulder joint range of motion(ROM) were observed before and after treatment.Results Compared with scores before treatment,the VAS of the shoulder,shoulder function score,and the score of ROM after treatment were improved in two groups(P0.05).The improvement in the combination of Hui acupuncture and rehabilitation group was superior to that in a rehabilitation group(P0.05).Conclusion The Hui acupuncture has definite effect on the treatment of movement functional impairment of shoulder joint after fracture of surgical neck of humerus.