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Observations on the efficacy of acupuncture plus tuina therapy in treating supraspinatus tendinitis

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摘要

目的

观察针刺、 推拿治疗冈上肌肌腱炎的临床疗效。

方法

将100 例冈上肌 肌腱炎患者随机分为两组, 治疗组50 例采用针刺推拿疗法, 对照组50 例采用单纯针刺疗法; 每日1 次, 10 次为1 个疗程, 2 个疗程后进行疗效评定。

结果

治疗组总有效率96.0%, 对照组总有效率74.0%, 两组总有效率经ϰ2 检验 (Ps<0.01), 差异有统计学意义。

结论

针刺配合推拿治疗冈上肌肌腱炎疗效优于单纯针刺治疗。

Abstract

Objective

To investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus Tuina therapy in treating supraspinatus tendinitis.

Methods

One hundred patients with supraspinatus tendinitis were randomly allocated to two groups. The treatment group of 50 cases was treated with acupuncture plus Tuina therapy and the control group of 50 cases, with simple acupuncture. Treatment was given once daily, 10 times as a course. The therapeutic effects were evaluated after two courses of treatment.

Results

The total efficacy rate was 96.0% in the treatment group and 74.0% in the control group. ϰ2 test showed that there was a statistically significant difference in the total efficacy rate between the two groups (P<0.01).

Conclusion

Acupuncture plus Tuina therapy is superior to simple acupuncture in treating supraspinatus tendinitis.

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  1. Yangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu, 225009, P. R. China

    Yang Gao  (高扬)

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Author: Gao Yang (1951–), male, associate chief physicia

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Gao, Y. Observations on the efficacy of acupuncture plus tuina therapy in treating supraspinatus tendinitis. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 7, 94–97 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-009-0094-8

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