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Detection of peripheral and central sensitisation at acupoints in patients with unilateral shoulder pain in Beijing: a cross-sectional matched case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the pattern of experimental pain responses at acupoints in patients with unilateral shoulder pain.

Design

A cross-sectional matched study.

Setting

Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University.

Participants

Volunteer samples of 60 participants (30 patients with unilateral shoulder pain, 30 healthy controls).

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) were measured at four acupoints-namely, Tianzong (SI 11), Jianliao (SJ 14), Jianyu (LI 15) and Jianzhen (SI 9), on the painful/non-painful side in patients with unilateral shoulder pain or healthy controls, respectively. The correlations between the Peripheral Sensitisation Index (PSI) and Central Sensitisation Index (CSI) were compared.

Results

Analysis showed significantly lower PPT values at acupoints on the painful side compared with the non-painful side in patients with shoulder pain (p<0.025). Meanwhile, PPTs on the non-painful side of these patients were lower than those on the ipsilateral side of healthy controls (p<0.025). No significant differences in PPT values were found between the non-acupoint of the painful/non-painful side in patients with shoulder pain and the ipsilateral side of healthy controls (p>0.05). Additionally, it was observed that the pressure pain assessment acupoints have a strong association with PSI and CSI; three acupoints, in particular, SJ 14, LI 15 and SI 9, showed a correlation with PSI and CSI.

Conclusion

The results suggest the presence of peripheral and central sensitisation at acupoints in participants with unilateral shoulder pain. There exists an obvious relationship among the three acupoints SJ 14, LI 15 and SI 9, which are usually chosen to treat shoulder pain. The results provide evidence for the selection of acupoints to treat shoulder pain by acupuncture.

SUBMITTER: Yan CQ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5541597 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Detection of peripheral and central sensitisation at acupoints in patients with unilateral shoulder pain in Beijing: a cross-sectional matched case-control study.

Yan Chao-Qun CQ Zhang Shuai S Li Qian-Qian QQ Zhang Li-Wen LW Wang Xue-Rui XR Fu Qing-Nan QN Shi Guang-Xia GX Liu Cun-Zhi CZ

BMJ open 20170615 6

<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the pattern of experimental pain responses at acupoints in patients with unilateral shoulder pain.<h4>Design</h4>A cross-sectional matched study.<h4>Setting</h4>Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University.<h4>Participants</h4>Volunteer samples of 60 participants (30 patients with unilateral shoulder pain, 30 healthy controls).<h4>Interventions</h4>Not applicable.<h4>Main outcome ...[more]

PMID: 28619769

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Dataset Information

Detection of peripheral and central sensitisation at acupoints in patients with unilateral shoulder pain in Beijing: a cross-sectional matched case-control study.

Objective

Design

Setting

Participants

Interventions

Main outcome measures

Results

Conclusion

Publications

Detection of peripheral and central sensitisation at acupoints in patients with unilateral shoulder pain in Beijing: a cross-sectional matched case-control study.

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