Frozen shoulder syndrome (FSS) causes pain and reduces the range of motion in the shoulder joint. Acupuncture has effect of reducing shoulder pain and improving motion range. A research investigated the short and medium-term effects of acupuncture on pain relief and improvement of shoulder function for frozen shoulder. 21 patients with frozen shoulder participated the study. They received 18 sessions of treatments over 6-9 weeks. Follow-up check at 1, 3 and6 months was carried out. The result has show that Significant pain reduction was observed; shoulder flexion and abduction movement was increased. Acupuncture is effective to reduce pain from frozen shoulder like any other chronic pain condition.
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J Formos Med Assoc. 2019 May 13. pii: S0929-6646(18)30923-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2019.03.012. [Epub ahead of print]
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