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“The trial indicates that Chinese acupuncture is an effective alternative to conventional orthopedic treatment for chronic shoulder pain Molsberger AF, Schneider T, Gotthardt H, et al. German Randomized Acupuncture Trial for chronic shoulder pain (GRASP) – a pragmatic, controlled, patient-blinded, multi- centre trial in an outpatient care environment. Orthopedic Surgery and Research, 44780
“Following arthroscopic acromioplasty, real acupuncture compared to sham acupuncture offered significantly greater improvement via: (1) lower pain level, (2) less analgesic use, (3) range of motion, and (4) patient satisfaction”.
Gilbertson B, Wenner K, Russell LC, et al. Acupuncture and arthroscopic acromioplasty. J Orthop Res. 2003 Jul; 21(4):752-8
“The combined therapy of electroacupuncture and Tuina is a normative manipulation, and the therapeutic effect is satisfying for post-stroke shoulder pain, superior to that of comprehensive rehabilitation treatment”.
Li N, Tian FW, Wang CW, et al. Double-center randomized controlled trial on post-stroke shoulder pain treated by electroacupuncture combined with Tuina. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2012 Feb; 32(2):101-5
“Single-point acupuncture in association with physiotherapy improves shoulder function and alleviates pain, compared with physiotherapy as the sole treatment. This improvement is accompanied by a reduction in the consumption of analgesic medicaments”.
Vas J, Ortega C, Olmo V, et al. Single-point acupuncture and physiotherapy for the treatment of painful shoulder: a multicentre randomized controlled trial. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2008 Jun; 47(6):887-93