Effect of Warm Acupuncture and Moxibustion Combined with Meridian Massage in the Treatment of Cold Dampness Arthralgia Type Shoulder Periarthritis and Its Influence on Patients'Shoulder Joint Range of Motion
Objective To analyze the effect of warm acupuncture and moxibustion combined with meridian massage on cold dampness arthralgia type shoulder periarthritis.Methods Eighty-Four patients with shoulder periarthritis cold dampness obstruction type admitted to Dao County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from April 2022 to April 2024 were selected as the research objects,and were divided into a control group and an observation group according to random number table method,with 42 cases in each group.The control group received conventional Western medicine treatment,and the observation group was treated with warm acupuncture and moxibustion combined with meridian massage on the basis of the control group.The clinical efficacy,TCM syndrome scores,pain degree,shoulder joint range of motion,shoulder function and the occurrence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 95.24%,which was higher than 80.95%of the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P﹤0.05).After treatment,the scores of shoulder pain,mild pain,severe cold,fear of wind and cold in the observation group were(1.54±0.18)points,(1.16±0.09)points,(1.37±0.10)points,(1.33±0.15)points,respectively,and the pain Visual Analogue Scale score was(1.46±0.39)points,which were lower than(2.37±0.26)points,(1.89±0.14)points,(2.25±0.18)points,(2.17±0.29)points,(2.38±0.53)points in the control group,and the differences between the groups were statistically significant(P﹤0.05);the flexion,abduction and extension of shoulder in the observation group were(136.71±13.88)°,(141.58±14.98)°and(48.32±6.42)°,respectively,which were greater than(120.54±10.69)°,(115.95±12.54)°,(39.84±4.97)°in the control group,and the differences between the groups were statistically significant(P﹤0.05);the Constant-Murley shoulder joint function rating scale score in the observation group was(79.76±8.57)points,which was higher than(70.55±6.49)points in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P﹤0.05).No adverse reactions occurred in either groups during treatment.Conclusion Warm acupuncture and moxibustion combined with meridian massage can relieve the pain of shoulder periarthritis patients with cold dampness arthralgia type,increase the range of motion of shoulder joint and improve the function of shoulder joint.
Shoulder periarthritisCold dampness arthralgiaWarm acupuncture and moxibustionMeridian massage