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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2019; 7(23): 3964-3970
Published online Dec 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i23.3964
Published online Dec 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i23.3964
Therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture combined with neuromuscular joint facilitation in treatment of hemiplegic shoulder pain
Yan-Hui Wei, Department of Rehabilitation, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, Jiangsu Province, China
De-Chao Du, Department of Rehabilitation, Nanjing Red Cross Hospital, Nanjing 210028, Jiangsu Province, China
Ke Jiang, Department of Rehabilitation Physiotherapy, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing 210028, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Wei YH and Du DC contributed equally to this manuscript; Wei YH, Du DC, and Jiang K designed the research and wrote and revised the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
Informed consent statement: All patients in this study gave informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE statement.
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Corresponding author: Ke Jiang, MD, Chief Physician, Department of Rehabilitation Physiotherapy, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, No. 100, Cross Street, Hongshan Road, Nanjing 210028, Jiangsu Province, China. shanchuanbaobei@163.com
Received: September 8, 2019
Peer-review started: September 8, 2019
First decision: November 11, 2019
Revised: October 19, 2019
Accepted: November 23, 2019
Article in press: November 23, 2019
Published online: December 6, 2019
Peer-review started: September 8, 2019
First decision: November 11, 2019
Revised: October 19, 2019
Accepted: November 23, 2019
Article in press: November 23, 2019
Published online: December 6, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: Shoulder pain is one of the common complications in stroke patients. Neuromuscular joint facilitation (NJF) is a therapeutic exercise which is used to improve the movement of the joint. Acupuncture is a key component of traditional treatment to relieve pain. The present research studied whether the efficacy of acupuncture combined with NJF was superior to acupuncture alone for hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP). The results showed that the combined therapy of NJF and acupuncture is better than acupuncture alone in the treatment of HSP.