Table 1.

Search strategy for PubMed.

Search	Query
#1	“shoulder pain” [Title/Abstract] OR “shoulder conditions” [Title/Abstract] OR “rotator cuff” [Title/Abstract] OR “subacromial impingement” [Title/Abstract] OR “shoulder impingement syndrome” [Title/Abstract] OR “adhesive capsulitis” [Title/Abstract] OR “frozen shoulder” [Title/Abstract] OR “tendinopathy” [Title/Abstract] OR “tendinitis” [Title/Abstract] OR “tenosynovitis” [Title/Abstract] OR “bursitis” [Title/Abstract] OR “osteoarthritis” [Title/Abstract]
#2	“acupuncture” [Title/Abstract] OR “electroacupuncture” [Title/Abstract] OR “intradermal needle embedding” [Title/Abstract] OR “acupoint” [Title/Abstract] OR “floating needle” [Title/Abstract]
#3	“randomised” [Title/Abstract] OR “clinical trial” [Title/Abstract] OR “placebo” [Title/Abstract]
#4	#1 AND #2 AND #3