To evaluate the clinical effect of Fu's Subcutaneous Needling combined with acupotomy in treating periarthritis.Methods：Ninety patients with periarthritis were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group.Fu's Subcutaneous Needling combined with acupotomy was applied to the 43 cases in the treatment group(with 2 cases of drop-out)， conventional acupuncture was applied to the 44 cases in the control group(with 1 case of drop-out).Results：After 3 courses of treatment， the cured rate， total effective rate， pain relief and the range of shoulder joint movement in the treatment group were significantly superior to that in the control group（P<0.05）;Conclusion：Fu's Subcutaneous Needling combined with acupotomy therapy has a significant effect in treating periarthritis.