Tu Feng
School of Chinese Medicine Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Title: Comparison of Effectiveness of Acupuncture thrust-debonding and three Acupoints in Patients shoulder with Subacromial impingement syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Biography
Biography: Tu Feng
Abstract
Objective: To explore therapeutic effect of acupuncture in treating Subacromial Impingement Syndrome (SIS), through the
comparison of effectiveness of thrust-debonding and three acupoints in patients shoulder.
Method: It is a randomized clinical trial. This study was carried out with 40 patients, who had SIS. Observation group (n=20)
had received needle thrust-debonding program in subacromial space, Control group (n=20) was treated with needling three
acupoints, which are Jianyu (LI 15), Jianliao (SJ 14), Tianzong (SI 11). All patients received one treatment sessions for four
weeks (once a week).
Outcome Measures: The effects were observed after four weeks of treatment, according to the standard of TCM Syndrome
Diagnostic efficacy. Pain was evaluated using Constant-Murley Score (CMS) for 1st, 2nd and 4th week.
Results: Cure rate after 4 weeks in observation group was 90%, higher than 55% in control group with statistical meaning
(P<0.05). The treatment program of observation group were found to be significantly effective in reduction of pain with CMS
(P<0.05) in different period before and after treatment, but the control group showed no significantly effective (P>0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this clinical trial demonstrate that the thrust-debonding program may be the first treatment choice
for therapist in managing SAIS.