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Acupotomy Therapy for Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Joint Authors
Liu, Nai Gang
You, Jianyu
Yang, Fengyun
Tang, Nana
Fang, Ting
Liu, Fushui
Xie, Hongwu
Liu, Zhongyong
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-12-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
Acupotomy therapy is widely used for pain management.
However, the efficacy of acupotomy on shoulder adhesive capsulitis (SAC) is still uncertain.
The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness and safety of acupotomy therapy for SAC.
Methods.
We searched seven electronic databases to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupotomy for SAC published before April 2019.
A meta-analysis was performed according to the Cochrane systematic review method by using RevMan 5.3 software.
Results.
A total of eight RCTs involving 501 patients were enrolled.
Meta-analysis showed that acupotomy was significantly better than the control group in debasing the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score (MD = −0.97, 95% CI = [−1.49, −0.45], P=0.0003) and improving the Constant–Murley Score (CMS) (MD = 8.46, 95% CI = [1.04, 15.87], P=0.03), and there was no significant difference in adverse events (OR = 1.24, 95% CI = [0.34, 4.52], P=0.74) between the two groups.
Conclusion.
Acupotomy therapy is an effective and safe treatment for SAC, and this treatment can be recommended for the management of SAC.
Due to the low quality and small sample size of the included studies, more rigorously designed RCTs with high quality and large-scale are recommended in future.
American Psychological Association (APA)
You, Jianyu& Yang, Fengyun& Liu, Nai Gang& Tang, Nana& Fang, Ting& Liu, Fushui…[et al.]. 2019. Acupotomy Therapy for Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148799
Modern Language Association (MLA)
You, Jianyu…[et al.]. Acupotomy Therapy for Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148799
American Medical Association (AMA)
You, Jianyu& Yang, Fengyun& Liu, Nai Gang& Tang, Nana& Fang, Ting& Liu, Fushui…[et al.]. Acupotomy Therapy for Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148799
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148799