Embedding Needle at Shoulder Three-acupoints Combined with Maitland Manipulation in the Treatment of Stiff-stage Periarthritis of Shoulder (Blood Stasis Syndrome)

Key Points

• To evaluate the clinical effects of needle embedding at shoulder acupoints combined with Maitland manipulation for treating stiff-stage shoulder periarthritis.
• Divided patients into two groups: manipulation group and combined treatment group using envelope method.
• Manipulation group received manual therapy plus home exercise guidance.
• Combined group received the same treatment as manipulation group with added acupuncture at three shoulder points.
• Compared clinical efficacy between the two groups post-treatment.
• Both groups showed improvement in visual analog scale scores post-treatment.
• The combined group outperformed the manipulation group in shoulder function as measured by Constant-Murley scores.
• Total effective rate in the combined group was significantly higher than that in the manipulation group.

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