Autor: |
Shangqing Hu, Shuai Zhang, Guangxia Shi, Zhongyan Wang, Tianqi Wang, Chaoqun Yan, Ping Zhou, Cunzhi Liu |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2019 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 95-100 (2019) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2095-7548 |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.jtcms.2019.01.007 |
Popis: |
Objective: To compare the immediate effect of acupuncture at the contralateral versus ipsilateral Tiaokou (ST38) in patients with Chronic shoulder pain (CSP). Method: Altogether, 38 patients with unilateral CSP were randomly assigned to a contralateral ST38 group (Contra group) or ipsilateral ST38 group (Ipsi group). Each underwent 20 min of manual acupuncture: Contra group at the contralateral ST38, Ipsi group at the ipsilateral ST38. Primary outcome measure was the visual analog scale (VAS) score. Secondary outcome measure for assessing shoulder mobility was the Constant-Murley (CM) score, which included pain level, activities of daily living (ADL), and shoulder range of motion (ROM). These factors were assessed before and immediately after acupuncture. A value of P |
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