To investigate the effects of warm acupuncture combined with functional exercise on pain relief, shoulder range of motion and serum inflammatory factors in patients with periarthritis of shoulder(cold coagulating muscles and veins syndrome).Methods:From January 2016 to December 2017, 128 cases of scapulohumeral periarthritis(cold coagulating muscles and veins syndrome)admitted to Hainan General Hospital were selected as the research objects.According to the random number table method, they were divided into a control group and an observation group, with 64 cases in each group.Patients in the control group were given functional exercise, while patients in the observation group were treated with combined warm acupuncture and moxibustion on the basis of the control group.Both groups received continuous treatment for 4 weeks.The clinical efficacy was compared.Visual analogue scale(VAS)was used to evaluate the shoulder pain on the affected side.Range of motion(ROM)was used to evaluate shoulder function, and Tumor necrosis factor-α, Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor and interleukin-10 in serum was determined, and the recurrence rate was observed.Results:The clinical effective rate of the observation group was as high as 90.63%, which was significantly increased than that of the control group of 76.56%(P<0.05).Compared with before treatment, shoulder joint pain was improved in both groups after treatment, and VAS score was decreased in both groups.At the same time point, VAS score in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group(P<0.05).After treatment, the improvement of shoulder joint function was more significant in the observation group, and the forward flexion, abduction, external rotation and internal rotation related to shoulder function and activity were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.05).The levels of TNF-α, GM-CSF and IL-10 in serum were significantly lower than those in control group(P<0.05).Follow-up for 6 months, the recurrence rate of 5.41% in the observation group was significantly lower than that of 22.22% in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:Warm acupuncture combined with functional exercise is beneficial to alleviate the pain sensation of patients with periarthritis of shoulder(cold coagulating muscles and veins syndrome)and improve the functional activities of shoulder joint.The mechanism may be related to the inhibition of the levels of TNF-α, GM-CSF and IL-10 in serum to reduce local inflammatory injury, and it is not easy to relapse, so it is worthy of clinical promotion and application. |