THE EFFECT OF ELECTRONIC ACUPUNCTURE COMBINED WITH “QUYEN TY THANG” REMEDY; IN THE TREATMENT OF PERIARTHRITIS HUMEROSCAPULARIS’S TENDINITIS

Background: Periarthritis humeroscapularis is a common disease of soft tissue disoder, around 2% of population. Tendinitis is the most popular, 90% of periarthritis humeroscapularis casese, the main symptoms are pain and limited movement of shoulder joint that affects daily life of the patients. Objectives: 1. Investigating some clinical characteristics of patients periarthritis humeroscapularis. 2. To evaluate the treatment effects of electronic acupuncture combined with “Quyen ty thang” remedy in the treatment of periarthritis humeroscapularis’s tendinitis. Methods: 30 patients were diagnosed as periarthritis humeroscapularis’s tendinitisand treated by electronic acupuncture and “Quyen ty thang” remedy at Thua Thien Hue Traditional Medicine Hospital and Traditional Medicine Department of Hue Central Hospital. The study was designed by the method of prospective study, evaluate the results before and after treatment. Results: The mean of VAS before treatment is 5.67 ± 1.63, after treatment is 0.53 ± 1.14, the rate of no pain is 73.3%, mild pain is 20.0%, moderate pain is 6.7% and no severe pain. The mean of EFA before treatment is 8.43 ± 2.01, after treatment is 15.40 ± 2.01, the rate of patients with good type upward is 93.3%, including excellent is 36.6%, very good is 30.0%, good is 26.7% and no cases with poor results. Conclusions: The treatment of periarthritis humeroscapularis’s tendinitis combined with electronic acupuncture and “Quyen ty thang” remedy is a highly effective method. Key words: Periarthritis humeroscapularis, tendinitis, VAS Pain Scale, EFA