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PDFExtracorporeal Shock Wave Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine Bone-setting Manipulation for External Humeral Epicondylitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Changsui Yu1, Liguo Zhu2, Xiaofeng Zhang3, Zhongbao Yu4, Fengyuan Zhan4, Xin Yu5, Shuren Wang6, Kejian Lu2, Junjie Li2, Xinyue Zhang2, Daoxiong Gong7, Zifeng Xu8,*
1Wangjing Hospital of CACMS, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China
2Power Teaching Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100073, China
3Heilongjiang Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150030, China
4Liaoning Yuzhongbao Chinese Medicine Clinic, Kuandian 118200, China
5Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China
6The First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150001, China
7Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
8Health News, Beijing 100027, China
*Corresponding author: Zifeng Xu, Health News, Beijing 100027, China, E-mail: [email protected]
Received Date: July 12, 2024
Publication Date: August 06, 2024
Citation: Yu C, et al. (2024). Extracorporeal Shock Wave Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine Bone-setting Manipulation for External Humeral Epicondylitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Traditional Medicine. 5(2):23.
Copyright: Yu C, et al. © (2024).
ABSTRACT
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave combined with traditional chinese medicine bone-setting manipulation for external humeral epicondylitis. Methods: Ninety-two patients with external humeral epicondylitis were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group. Patients in the control group were treated with extracorporeal shock waves while those in observation group with traditional chinese medicine bone-setting manipulation on the basis of the control group. Patients in both groups were evaluated by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS), Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (DASH) before and after treatment. The inflammatory factors such as IL-6, IL-10, TNF-ɑ and clinical outcomes were contrasted before and after treatment. Results: There were statistically significant differences in VAS score, MEPS score, and DASH score between the two groups before and after treatment (P<0.05). The observation group exhibited a more pronounced improvement in each score compared to the control group. Post-treatment, the inflammatory factors of both groups were significantly lower than pre-treatment levels (P<0.05), with the observation group showing a more noticeable decrease. The overall effectiveness of the observation group was higher than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: The combination of extracorporeal shock wave therapy and traditional Chinese medicine bone-setting manipulation can effectively alleviate pain symptoms and improve dysfunction caused by external humeral epicondylitis, while also reducing inflammatory factor expression. This combined treatment may prove more effective than extracorporeal shock wave therapy alone.
Clinical Trial: Registration: ChiCTR2200066075.
Keywords: Extracorporeal Shock Wave, Traditional Chinese Medicine Bone-Setting Manipulation, External Humeral Epicondylitis, A Randomized Clinical Trial.
