Sharp-Hook Acupuncture (Feng Gou Zhen) for Patients with Periarthritis of Shoulder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Pain relief and shoulder joint function recovery at 1 week and 4 weeks after randomization.

	Acupuncture group	Control group	value
1 week after randomization
Pain intensity measured by VAS	1.25 ± 0.36	3.695 ± 1.16	<0.0001
McGill pain questionnaire	5.32 ± 1.24	18.48 ± 2.65	<0.0001
Shoulder joint function score	162.45 ± 10.65	158.68 ± 8.56	0.0372
4 weeks after randomization
Pain intensity measured by VAS	1.15 ± 0.30	6.05 ± 1.31	<0.0001
McGill pain questionnaire	3.32 ± 1.18	25.48 ± 3.92	<0.0001
Shoulder joint function score	208.65 ± 12.95	116.52 ± 9.86	<0.0001