Shoulder Pain
Acupuncture is an effective long-term treatment for patients with shoulder pain (from soft tissues lesions). A scientific study compared the efficacy of electro-acupuncture with placebo-acupuncture for the treatment of shoulder pain. Assessments were performed before, during and three and six months after treatment. At six month follow-up after treatment the acupuncture group showed a significantly greater improvement in pain intensity compared with the control group. The acupuncture group had consistently better results in every secondary outcome measure than the control group.
Pain. 2004 Dec;112(3):289-98.