TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture for patients suffering from periarthritis humeroscapularis
AU - Nguyen, Minh Duc
AU - Van Tran, Thanh
AU - Nguyen, Quoc Vinh
AU - Ha, Cay Doan
AU - Dang, Linh Vu Phuong
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Ministry of Science and Technology for the financial support, the staffs at the National Hospital of Acupuncture and all patients for their commitment, participation and contributions to the study.
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PY - 2023/8/15
Y1 - 2023/8/15
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - articular
KW - bee venom acupuncture
KW - inflammatory cytokines
KW - periarthritis humeroscapularis
KW - range of motion
KW - shoulder function score
KW - visual analogue scale
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U2 - 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2023.04.002
DO - 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2023.04.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 37454265
AN - SCOPUS:85164753567
SN - 0255-2922
VL - 43
SP - 795
EP - 800
JO - Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
JF - Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
IS - 4
ER -