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2023 , Vol. 43 >Issue 4: 795 - 800

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2023.04.002

Effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture for patients suffering from periarthritis humeroscapularis

  • Duc Nguyen Minh ,
  • Van Tran Thanh ,
  • Vinh Nguyen Quoc ,
  • Doan Ha Cay ,
  • Vu Phuong Dang Linh
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  • 1 Senior Specialist Clinic, National Hospital of Acupuncture, Hanoi 1000, Vietnam
    2 Department of Senior Specialist National Hospital of Acupuncture, Hanoi 1000, Vietnam
    3 Department of Senior Specialist, Military Institute of Traditional Medicine, Hanoi 1000, Vietnam
    4 Department of minimally invasive spine, National Hospital of Acupuncture, Hanoi 1000, Vietnam
    5 Department of Medicine, Dai Nam University, Hanoi 1000, Vietnam

Received date: 2022-01-11

  Accepted date: 2022-06-15

  Online published: 2023-07-03

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of bee venom acupuncture in humeroscapularis (PHS) patients.

METHODS: One hundred and twenty patients diagnosed with PHS were assigned into four groups: BV1 (0.01 mg/kg), BV2 (0.005 mg/kg), BV3 (0.0025 mg/kg), and control group (vitamin B1 plus novocain 3% injection) with 15 d of treatment. The outcomes of the study including visual analogue scale (VAS) score and β-endorphin, inflammatory cytokines including interleukin-10 (IL-10), IL-1β and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and shoulder function score were assessed at baseline, after 10 and 15 d of treatment.

RESULTS: All four groups reported statistically significant improvement in VAS score, motion range, and shoulder function score (P < 0.01), only the BV3 group showed significant increase of anti-inflammatory (IL-10) and decrease of pro-inflammatory (IL-1β, TNF-α) cytokines after treatment (P < 0.05). The BV3 group presented a significant difference between all outcomes compared to the control and other groups.

CONCLUSION: BV3 groups showed better recovery including reduced pain, improved motor function and normalized inflammatory cytokines than current therapy used in Vietnam and other groups.

Key words： periarthritis humeroscapularis; bee venom acupuncture; visual analogue scale; range of motion, articular; shoulder function score; inflammatory cytokines

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Duc Nguyen Minh , Van Tran Thanh , Vinh Nguyen Quoc , Doan Ha Cay , Vu Phuong Dang Linh . Effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture for patients suffering from periarthritis humeroscapularis[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023 , 43(4) : 795 -800 . DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2023.04.002

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