Quantitative evaluation of the motion of frozen shoulders treated with acupuncture by puncturing from Tiaokou (St. 38) towards Chengshan (U.B. 57)
Journal
Biomedical Engineering - Applications, Basis and Communications
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
1
Pages
31-37
Date Issued
2005
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Abstract
Frozen shoulder is one of the most commonly reported shoulder disorders in adults between 40 and 60 years of age with significant pain and loss of joint range of motion (ROM), resulting in huge impact on the activities of daily living. Treatment of frozen shoulders with drugs, physical therapy and surgery that dealt with adhesive tissues may come with complications. Therefore, acupuncture therapy has become an important alternative. Puncturing needles from Tiaokou (St. 38) towards Chengshan (U.B. 57) has been used as a treatment specifically for frozen shoulders. To this day, no study on the quantitative evaluation of the efficacy of the treatment has been found in the literature. A quantitative and objective method using video-based stereophotogrammery system was developed to evaluate the treatment efficacy of acupuncture by inserting needle from St. 38 to U.B. 57. It was found that the treatment increased significantly the humeral elevation ROM from 102.91 ° ± 24.82 ° before treatment to 111.25 ° ± 22 ° after, with a mean increase of 8.34 °. This finding confirms the teachings described in the classical Chinese medical literature and will be helpful for the planning and implementation of long-term studies on the treatment mechanism and efficacy of acupuncture in frozen shoulder.
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Publisher
Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Type
journal article
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