Table 1.
Summary of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for poststroke shoulder pain.
| Author (year) |
Condition sample size |
Intervention group | Control group | Main outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gao et al. [15] (2014) |
Poststroke shoulder pain (25/25/25) |
(A) AT + rehabilitation treatment (LI15, SI9, TE14, SI11, HT1, LI11, LI10, PC6, TE5, and LI4; 6 times weekly for 4 weeks, 30 min) |
(B) AT (C) Rehabilitation treatment |
(1) VAS (2) FMA |
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| Liu and Shi [16] (2013) |
Poststroke shoulder pain (33/27) |
(A) AT + rehabilitation treatment (BL20, BL21, ST36, ST40, SP10, GV20, and EX-HN1; once every day for 4 weeks, 30 min) |
(B) Rehabilitation treatment | (1) Effective rate |
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| Wan et al. [17] (2013) |
Poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome (60/60) |
(A) AT + rehabilitation treatment (LU9, ST36, GB39, TE5, LI10, LI11, and LI15; once every day for 4 weeks, 30~40 min) |
(B) Rehabilitation treatment | (1) FMA (2) Effective rate |
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| Ni et al. [18] (2013) |
Poststroke shoulder pain (32/32) |
(A) AT + rehabilitation treatment (Ashi points; once every day for 60 days, 5 min) |
(B) Rehabilitation treatment | (1) VAS (2) FMA |
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| Zhang et al. [19] (2012) |
Poststroke shoulder pain (40/40) |
(A) AT + rehabilitation treatment (BP-LE6; once every day for 3 weeks, 10~20 min) |
(B) Rehabilitation treatment | (1) VAS (2) FMA |
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| Bao et al. [20] (2012) |
Poststroke shoulder pain (46/41/42) |
(A) EA + rehabilitation treatment (LI15, TE14, SI9, LI14, LI11, LI10, and TE5; once every day for 30 days, 30 min, 100 A, 2 Hz) |
(B) EA (C) Rehabilitation treatment |
(1) FMA |
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| Chen et al. [21] (2011) |
Poststroke shoulder pain (30/30) |
(A) AT + rehabilitation treatment (CV12, KI17, ST26, Shangfengshidian, and Shangfeng shiwaidian; once every day for 2 weeks, 30 min) |
(B) Rehabilitation treatment | (1) VAS (2) FMA |
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| Liu [22] (2009) |
Poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome (40/40) |
(A) AT + rehabilitation treatment (BP-LE6; once every day for 40 days, 30 min) |
(B) Rehabilitation treatment | (1) VAS (2) FMA |
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| Shang et al. [23] (2008) |
Poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome (40/40/40) |
(A) AT + rehabilitation treatment (LI15, Jianquan, TE14, HT1, LI14, LI11, PC6, and LI14; 3 times weekly for 4 weeks, 40 min) |
(B) AT (C) Rehabilitation treatment |
(1) Effective rate |
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| Zhu et al. [24] (2007) |
Poststroke shoulder subluxation (30/30) |
(A) AT + rehabilitation treatment (LI15, SI9, TE14, TE13; once every day for 4 weeks, 30 min) |
(B) Rehabilitation treatment | (1) VAS (2) Effective rate |
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| Zhao and Song [25] (2004) |
Poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome (30/24) |
(A) AT + rehabilitation treatment (SI11, LI15, LI11, TE7, TE4, Jingbi, and EXUE9; once every day for 10 days, 20 min) |
(B) Rehabilitation treatment | (1) FMA |
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| Zhou [26] (2002) |
Poststroke shoulder pain (50/50) |
(A) AT + rehabilitation treatment (LI15, TE14, SI9, LI11, LI10, TE5, and LI4; once every day for 4 weeks, 20 min) |
(B) Rehabilitation treatment | (1) VAS |
AT: acupuncture treatment, EA: electroacupuncture, VAS: the Visual Analogue Scale, and FMA: the Fugl-Meyer Assessment; adverse effects were not reported for any study.