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This study investigated the impact of electroacupuncture + rehabilitative strategies on shoulder function in individuals with rotator cuff tears.
The combination of electroacupuncture and rehabilitation interventions is effective and safe in speeding up shoulder function recovery and boosting the quality of life in rotator cuff injuries-affected people.
This study investigated the impact of electroacupuncture + rehabilitative strategies on shoulder function in individuals with rotator cuff tears.
Researchers incorporated 97 subjects (aged between 18 and 65 years) with a magnetic resonance imaging examination showing a rotator cuff tear, categorized as partial or minor injuries, and coupled with shoulder joint distress. Participants were assigned to groups using the envelope method: 48 volunteers in the control group were treated with rehabilitation procedures, while 49 volunteers in the study group were treated with electroacupuncture + rehabilitation procedures.
All participants were tracked for six months to assess the therapeutic effect.
Researchers investigated shoulder Constant Murley Score (CMS), range of motion, and 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) scores prior to and six months after the intervention. Throughout the monitoring period, complications were documented.
Following treatment, the study group demonstrated a considerably higher efficacy rate when compared to the control group (P < 0.05), as shown in Table 1:
Prior to treatment, there were no vital differences in CMS, shoulder mobility, or SF-36 scores between the groups (P > 0.05). Post-treatment, both groups exhibited improvements in CMS scores (muscle strength, shoulder mobility, pain, daily living ability), shoulder mobility (internal rotation, external rotation, posterior extension, forward flexion), and SF-36 scores (emotional, physiological, vitality, psychological, physical, and overall health status), with the study group exhibiting remarkably greater improvements (P < 0.05). The incidence of complications (such as numbness, infection, skin itching, shoulder joint adhesion, and secondary tearing) was comparable between the groups (P > 0.05).
The integration of electroacupuncture with rehabilitation techniques produced favorable therapeutic outcomes in patients with rotator cuff injuries, effectively restoring shoulder joint function, enhancing quality of life, and exhibiting a high safety profile.
World Journal of Clinical Cases
Effect of electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques on shoulder function in patients with rotator cuff injuries
Zhi-Ying Chen et al.
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