Effects of heat-sensitive moxibustion combined with naprapathy and warming needle moxibustion combined with naprapathy in patients with periarthritis of shoulder

Objective: To evaluate the effects of heat-sensitive moxibustion (HSM) combined with naprapathy and warming needle moxibustion (WNM) combined with naprapathy on shoulder function and serum levels of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), substance P (SP), tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) in patients with periarthritis of shoulder (POS). Methods: From July 2017 to July 2020, sixty patients with POS admitted to our hospital were selected as the study subjects, and divided into HSM group (n=29) receiving HSM combined with naprapathy and WNM group receiving WNM combined with naprapathy (n=31). The changes in shoulder function, degrees of pain and serum levels of CGRP, SP, TNF-a and IL-2 were compared between the two groups. Results: After treatment, the scores of myodynamia, pain, range of motion (ROM) of shoulder joint and activities of daily living (ADLs) were improved in both groups (P