Clinical observation on the curative effects of joint mobilization combined with electroacupuncture in the treatment of periarthritis of shoulder

Objective:To observe the clinical curative effects of joint mobilization combined with electroacupuncture in the treatment of periarthritis of shoulder.Methods:Sixty patients with periarthritis of shoulder were randomly divided into 2 groups,30 cases in each group.Patients in the treatment group were administrated with electroacupuncture and joint mobilization,while the others in the control group were administrated with electroacupuncture only.After each treatment,patients in the 2 groups were guided to carry out the following functional exercises asclimbing the walls,holding hands after their bodies,adducting and abducting their shoulder joints.The clinical curative effects of the patients in the 2 groups were evaluated according to the shoulder-joint scoring system established by University of California before the initial treatment and after the 10th treatment respectively.Results:There was no statistical difference in the shoulder function scores of the patients between the 2 groups before the treatment(t=-1.386,P=0.171),and there was comparability for the 2 groups.After the 10th treatment,the shoulder function scores of the 2 groups improved(t=-12.40,P=0.000;t=-10.35,P=0.000),and scores of patients in the treatment group improved more significantly than those in the control group(t=2.120,P=0.024).Conclusion:The method of joint mobilization combined with electroacupuncture has definite curative effects on periarthritis of shoulder,it is worth popularizing in clinic.