Immediate Pain Relief in Adhesive Capsulitis by Acupuncture—A Randomized Controlled Double-Blinded Study

Schröder, Sven; Meyer-Hamme, Gesa; Friedemann, Thomas; Kirch, Sebastian; Hauck, Michael; Plaetke, Rosemarie; Friedrichs, Sunja; Gulati, Amit; Briem, D.

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“…Lin et al used a video-based stereophotogrammetry system to compare the ROM of the shoulder after placebo and verum acupuncture [ 28 ]. Schroder et al conducted a double-blind randomized control trial (RCT), using press tack acupuncture needles versus press tack placebo (no needle) to investigate an immediate pain relief [ 21 ]. At the completion of the immediate study, they also asked the participants to take part in a year-long single-blind study comparing acupuncture in addition to conservative therapy versus conservative therapy only (mainly oral steroids) [ 21 ].…”

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“…Schroder et al conducted a double-blind randomized control trial (RCT), using press tack acupuncture needles versus press tack placebo (no needle) to investigate an immediate pain relief [ 21 ]. At the completion of the immediate study, they also asked the participants to take part in a year-long single-blind study comparing acupuncture in addition to conservative therapy versus conservative therapy only (mainly oral steroids) [ 21 ]. Zhang et al compared between Ashi points alone to Ashi points and distal MA [ 20 ].…”

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“…In terms of allocation concealment, three studies did not conceal patients' allocation [ 23 , 27 , 28 ], and most of the studies did not describe clearly their concealment methods [ 18 – 20 , 22 – 30 ]. For participants blinding, only three studies properly blind participants [ 21 , 28 , 30 ]. Most studies did not blind study personnel, due to the difficulty in blinding acupuncturist [ 18 – 20 , 22 – 29 ].…”

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The Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Ben-Arie

Kao

Lee

et al. 2020

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Background. Frozen shoulder (FS) is associated with pain, reduced range of motion (ROM), and shoulder function. The condition occurs in 2–5% of the population, and it is especially common around the age of 50 years. FS symptoms will recover after 1–4 years. Many patients turn to acupuncture in order to alleviate the FS symptoms. Objective. In this review, we will investigate the efficiency of acupuncture as a FS treatment. Methods. A literature search of acupuncture and FS-related keywords was performed in the following databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Web of Science. Thirteen publications were included for a systematic review, and a meta-analysis was done using the following measurements: visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, Constant-Murley Shoulder Outcome Score (CMS) for shoulder function, and active shoulder ROM including flexion, abduction, and external rotation. The Cochrane Collaboration’s risk of bias tool and quality of evidence GRADE recommendations and STRICTA 2010 were used to grade the included publications. Results. A meta-analysis on VAS pain score showed significant pain reduction, restoring CMS shoulder function, and flexion ROM in favor of acupuncture versus the control. In external rotation and abduction ROM, a meta-analysis was not significant. The most used acupoints are Jian Yu (LI15) and Jian Liao (TB14). Conclusions. The results indicate that acupuncture could be safe and effective for pain reduction, restoring shoulder function, and restoring flexion ROM for FS patients in the short term and midterm. However, the level of evidence was very low. More high-quality and longer studies are needed in order to robust the evidence.

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The Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

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Lee

et al. 2020

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“…The pattern of treatment was selected by a systematic physical examination for pain sensitive reflex areas (Ashi) immediately beforehand the application of sham or verum plasters 35 . This acupuncture protocol has been successfully approved in a randomized double-blind study on adhesive capsulitis 36 . Following the pre-block laser stimulation at the left radial elbow, several verum or sham plasters were affixed in pain sensitive areas to the contralateral right elbow, the contralateral right knee and the ipsilateral left knee.…”

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Acupuncture analgesia involves modulation of pain-induced gamma oscillations and cortical network connectivity

Hauck

Schröder

Meyer-Hamme

et al. 2017

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Recent studies support the view that cortical sensory, limbic and executive networks and the autonomic nervous system might interact in distinct manners under the influence of acupuncture to modulate pain. We performed a double-blind crossover design study to investigate subjective ratings, EEG and ECG following experimental laser pain under the influence of sham and verum acupuncture in 26 healthy volunteers. We analyzed neuronal oscillations and inter-regional coherence in the gamma band of 128-channel-EEG recordings as well as heart rate variability (HRV) on two experimental days. Pain ratings and pain-induced gamma oscillations together with vagally-mediated power in the high-frequency bandwidth (vmHF) of HRV decreased significantly stronger during verum than sham acupuncture. Gamma oscillations were localized in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), mid-cingulate cortex (MCC), primary somatosensory cortex and insula. Reductions of pain ratings and vmHF-power were significantly correlated with increase of connectivity between the insula and MCC. In contrast, connectivity between left and right PFC and between PFC and insula correlated positively with vmHF-power without a relationship to acupuncture analgesia. Overall, these findings highlight the influence of the insula in integrating activity in limbic-saliency networks with vagally mediated homeostatic control to mediate antinociception under the influence of acupuncture.

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“…The evaluation of gait parameters was important in the objective evaluation of pain that demonstrated the improvement of parameters through an objective assessment. [19][20][21][22] The spatial parameters (step length and last) and temporal (time step and last) to assess the performance of gait. 23 The study data show a significant improvement in the pace of the steps in the implementation of rapid march, which corroborate the kinematic patterns of the significant increase in stride length and stride, decreased time between steps, although not significantly, and favoring speed throughout the cycle.…”

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Improvement in gait performance in oldest-old with chronic pain, after acupuncture intervention

Zuppa

Cardoso

Macedo

et al. 2018

PAJAR, Pan Am. J. Aging Res.

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Aims: This study aimed to observe the possible benefits of acupuncture in chronic pain and gait performance of oldest-old, people aged 80 and older. Method: The study population consisted of oldest-old with chronic pain. For the initial assessment of pain was used a questionnaire containing a figure with anatomical regions and intensity of pain referred by the participant. The evaluation of the gait performance we used the Zeno walkway that has electronic sensors pressure and evaluates various gait parameters. After 10 acupuncture sessions, pain intensity and gait performance were reevaluated. The sessions had a frequency of twice a week and treatment was performed individually for several protocols points according to the illness or pain reported by each patient. Results: Twenty-three oldest-old were initially enrolled, 16 completed the ten sessions of acupuncture and proposed assessments. In the final evaluation, the intensity of pain decreased in 12 of the 13 sites initially referred. In gait parameters, we achieved significant improvement in step and stride length, increased gait speed and cadence. Conclusions: Demonstrated with this study that the acupuncture treatment was effective in reducing chronic pain and improvement in gait performance of the oldest-old.

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Immediate Pain Relief in Adhesive Capsulitis by Acupuncture—A Randomized Controlled Double-Blinded Study

Cited by 28 publications

References 32 publications

The Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

The Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Acupuncture analgesia involves modulation of pain-induced gamma oscillations and cortical network connectivity

Improvement in gait performance in oldest-old with chronic pain, after acupuncture intervention

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