Pharmacopuncture therapy for adhesive capsulitis: A pragmatic randomized controlled pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although several studies have reported the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment for adhesive capsulitis (AC), research on pharmacopuncture therapy for AC remains limited. We compared the effectiveness and safety of pharmacopuncture and physiotherapy for AC.

Methods

This pragmatic, randomized, controlled, parallel-group pilot study enrolled patients with limitations of shoulder movement and a numeric rating scale (NRS) score for shoulder pain ≥5 randomized (1:1) to the pharmacopuncture therapy (PPT) and physiotherapy (PT) groups. Treatment sessions were administered twice weekly for 6 weeks, and the participants were followed up for 13 weeks after randomization. The primary outcome was the NRS score for shoulder pain, and the secondary outcomes were the visual an

SUBMITTER: Kim D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11367127 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature