感谢（1）国家自然科学基金（81973877）、（2）《上海市进一步加快中医药传承创新发展三年行动计划》（ZY （2021-2023）-0201-01）、（3）浦东新区卫生系统浦东名医师培训计划（PWRzm2020-15）和（4）中医康复服务提升项目（医疗032）的财政支持。

本研究方案已获得上海中医药大学附属龙华医院人体研究伦理委员会批准（批准文号：2023-LHXS-030）。在试验之前，研究中的每位患者都提供了书面知情同意书。选取2022年12月至2023年5月上海中医药大学附属龙华医院康复科I-II.期腰周炎患者76例，符合纳入标准，随机分为对照组和治疗组，每组38例。操作者必须熟悉肩关节的解剖结构和具体的手术方法。
1. 招募患者
<ol><li>使用以下纳入标准将患者纳入本研究：符合肩周炎的诊断标准;I期或II期肩周炎;不分性别，40-65岁;VAS 评分≤ 7;同时没有其他治疗。</li>
	<li>使用以下排除标准不包括本研究的患者：凝血功能障碍患者;血糖控制不稳定的糖尿病患者;孕妇和哺乳期妇女;治疗部位受损或严重感染的患者;对麻醉过敏的患者。</li>
</ol>2. 对照组的练习制度
<ol><li>对照组患者进行如下所述的功能锻炼疗程19.<ol><li>手攀岩：让患者面向墙壁站立，双脚张开，举起双手沿墙向上攀爬。要求患者将手放在最大公差的最高刻度上，并为每位患者记录下来。</li>
		<li>辅助手：在站立姿势下，要求患者将患上肢保持在向后伸展的状态，并用健康的上肢拉动患上肢的手腕，向另一侧进行内旋，然后保持向上拉的状态，直到患者的最大耐受性。</li>
		<li>摆锤摆动：在站立和弯腰姿势下，要求患者支撑每个患者的健康手臂并下降到患侧，进行来回、左右以及圆圈运动。当症状改善时，增加运动范围，并通过握住1-2公斤的物体（如水瓶、哑铃）画圈，以增加伸展运动的强度。</li>
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	<li>功能锻炼过程：确保对照组患者每天进行功能锻炼，包括爬墙、辅助手和摆动，每天 30 次，持续 4 周。 注意： 功能锻炼必须在公差范围内进行;否则，可能会导致肩部软组织拉伤并导致病情恶化。</li>
	<li>在功能锻炼过程中，遵循从轻到重，从小到大，循序渐进，持续不断的原则。要求患者避免长期肩部工作、提重物或剧烈活动，尽管患者可以在治疗期间进行所有日常活动。</li>
</ol>3. 治疗组的运动方案
<ol><li>对治疗组的患者进行小针刀治疗和功能锻炼。</li>
	<li>术前准备<ol><li>材料准备（图1）：一次性医用塑料杯、医用镊子、吸水棉球、敷料块、40 mm x 40 mm一次性无菌小针刀、记号笔、II型皮肤消毒剂、2%盐酸利多卡因、无菌注射用水、10mL一次性无菌注射器、一次性无菌注射针、橡胶手术手套、不干胶敷料。</li>
		<li>患者信息检查：检查每个患者的基本信息（姓名、年龄、受影响的肩部）。说明小针刀疗法的工艺和优点。确保患者在手术过程中完全理解和放松。</li>
		<li>患者准备：以坐姿完全暴露受影响的肩膀。</li>
		<li>体位（图2）：标记患肩的明显压痛点，如喙突点（肱二头肌短头的附着点）、大结节的小结节（肩胛下肌的附着点）、结节间沟（肱二头肌长头的附着点）、肩峰下滑囊（冈上肌的附着点）、 肱骨大结节（圆小肌附着点）后方 2 厘米20。</li>
		<li>消毒：在II型皮肤消毒剂中准备棉球。常规对皮肤进行 3 次消毒，从标记点周围 15 厘米开始逐渐减小直径。</li>
	</ol></li>
	<li>操作程序（图2）<ol><li>将 5 mL 2% 利多卡因和 5 mL 无菌水加载到 10 mL 注射器中，以制备 10 mL 1% 利多卡因工作溶液。</li>
		<li>将22G针头换成25G针头（使用较细的针头缓解疼痛）。左手戴上无菌手套，右手握住注射器。</li>
		<li>将针头插入标记处，并确保抽吸时没有血液回流。在每个标记点垂直注射 1-2 mL 1% 利多卡因工作溶液。</li>
		<li>小针刀插入（图2）：右手戴上无菌手套握住小针刀。将小针刀垂直垂直插入利多卡因注射部位，深度约为1-3厘米。确保小针刀的刀刃与肌肉纤维平行，以免损伤重要的血管和神经。</li>
		<li>执行纵向切口的3步操作，剥离和释放粘附物7,15。患者会感到局部酸痛和疼痛，操作者会在刀下感到阻力。</li>
		<li>当操作者感觉到刀下有松动感时，拔出针头。</li>
	</ol></li>
	<li>术后护理（图2）<ol><li>用干燥的无菌棉球按压注射部位1分钟。用无菌自粘敷料覆盖操作区域。</li>
		<li>协助患者穿好衣服。 注意： 将医疗废物放入医疗废物垃圾桶中。</li>
		<li>请患者在离开手术室前静坐约15分钟，以免术后不适。建议患者保持自粘敷料干燥，直到 48 小时后取出，以避免出血和感染。</li>
	</ol></li>
	<li>小针刀治疗疗程 21：对治疗组患者进行小针刀治疗，每周一次，共 4 次。对治疗组的患者进行与对照组相同的功能锻炼。</li>
</ol>4. 干预后结果评估
<ol><li>评价指标 22,23,24<ol><li>使用视觉模拟评分 （VAS）、常数和默雷评分 （CMS） 以及超声下 CHL 的厚度来评估结果。 注意：基线测量是在治疗前和治疗后一周进行的。</li>
	</ol></li>
	<li>评估工具<ol><li>使用GJJDC01高精度关节运动电子测量仪器进行肩关节运动测量和便携式彩色超声系统（图3）。</li>
	</ol></li>
	<li>评估工具操作方法（图3）<ol><li>测量肩关节活动度。<ol><li>按 ON 打开电源。要求受试者将肩膀抬高到尽可能大的角度。旋转测量尺，得到测量值。</li>
			<li>将测量仪器刻度设置回 0 并重复测量 2 次。按住 OFF 可关闭电源。</li>
		</ol></li>
		<li>使用超声波测量 CHL 的厚度。<ol><li>按 电源 按钮打开超声波机。按 “患者 ”按钮，单击 “新建患者”，然后输入受试者的姓名。</li>
			<li>要求患者以坐姿完全暴露患肩。被动移动患者的肩关节以定位 CHL。 将超声探头与 CHL 对齐。</li>
			<li>按 冻结 按钮保存超声图像。按卡 尺 按钮测试 CHL 厚度。记录测量结果并将其关闭。</li>
		</ol></li>
	</ol></li>
</ol>5. 统计分析
<ol><li>将连续变量表示为平均值±标准差 （SD）。使用独立样本 t 检验来比较两组之间的差异。所有统计检验均为双侧检验， P<0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。所有分析均使用统计软件进行。</li>
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小针刀治疗肩周炎的疗效

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在这项研究中，我们发现小针刀治疗显着缓解了I-II期肩周炎患者的疼痛症状，改善了肩关节功能，减少了CHL的厚度，并改善了生活质量。小针刀疗法对肩周炎有确切的效果。然而，手术地点是有争议的。由于知识背景不同，可以选择许多手术部位，用小针刀治疗肩周炎。主要手术部位是压痛穴、穴位和特定的解剖部位。因为治疗原理相似，无论选择什么手术部位，都能达到一定的治疗效果，但治...

肩周炎是一种以疼痛和主动和被动肩部运动受限为特征的疾病，对患者的工作和生活造成极大的不便1。全球肩周炎发病率在女性中为2%-5%2,3且高于男性，显示出一定的遗传趋势4。肩周炎患者多为40-60岁5.此外，肩周炎由于恢复周期较长且临床实践中缺乏既定的治疗共识，带来了沉重的社会负担。
肩周炎的主要治疗方法有口服或外用草药、针灸、按摩、功能锻炼等6;然而，由于治疗频率高、耗时较长，患者依从性较差，无法满足患者改善疼痛和功能受限的迫切需求。因此，迫切需要在肩周炎患者的临床管理中寻找更有效的治疗方法。
小针刀疗法是中医药的一种特殊而有效的外疗，近几十年来在中医药领域迅速兴起7。具有见效快、疗效明确、重复性高等优点。而且，操作仪器价格便宜，容易获得，操作过程简单，方法不受环境和条件的限制。小针刀治疗后患者的正常工作和生活不受影响，因为微切口会很快恢复，而不会对身体造成伤害，引起感染或其他副作用8,9,10,11。系统评价表明，小针刀治疗肩周炎的疗效明显优于针灸、按摩和口服中药12,13。现代研究表明，小针刀治疗肩周炎的机理是疏通经络和侧支，促进气血循环，切剥离病变组织，去除粘连，促进组织修复，恢复人体的动态平衡14,15。
这里介绍的方案演示了小针刀在治疗肩周炎中的操作，包括患者管理、材料准备、定位、手术和术后护理。该协议的目的是缓解肩周炎患者的疼痛和功能限制，提高其生活能力。
随着小针刀疗法的发展，其应用已从治疗颈、肩、腰、腿痛等肌肉骨骼疾病扩展到内科、外科、妇科、儿科等疾病，在康复医学领域发挥着越来越重要的作用16。近年来，由于超声引导小针刀可视化疗法的应用，小针刀显示出更加准确、科学和安全的治疗效果，其发展进入了一个新的阶段17,18。

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clinical efficacy of small needle knife therapy on stage i-ii frozen shoulder

肩周炎是一种由劳损、外伤等原因引起的肩部无菌性炎症性疾病，导致肩关节疼痛和功能受限。这里介绍的方案演示了小针刀治疗肩周炎的操作，包括患者管理、材料准备、定位、操作和术后护理。该协议的目的是缓解肩周炎患者的疼痛和功能限制，提高其生活能力。在我们的研究中，76 名符合纳入标准的 I-II 期肩周炎患者被随机分为对照组和治疗组 （n=38）。对照组患者接受功能性运动，治疗组患者接受小针刀治疗和功能性运动。评估超声下的视觉模拟评分 （VAS）、Constant 和 Murley 评分 （CMS） 以及喙肱韧带 （CHL） 的厚度。小针刀治疗后，治疗组VAS评分（5.11±0.89）显著低于对照组（5.49±0.65;t=-2.065，p<0.05）; 治疗组的CMS评分（64.72±4.78）显著高于对照组（60.97±6.00;t=2.947，p<0.05）; 治疗组（2.38 ± 0.36）的CHL厚度显著降低，而对照组（2.57 ± 0.42;t=-2.117，p<0.05）。 这些结果表明，小针刀显著缓解了疼痛症状，改善了肩部功能，减少了CHL厚度，提高了生活质量，因此在I-II期肩周炎患者中具有显著的治疗效果。

Frozen shoulder is a disease characterized by pain and limitation of active and passive shoulder movement, which causes great inconvenience to the work and life of patients1. The global incidence of frozen shoulder is 2%-5%2,3 and higher in females than in males, showing a certain genetic tendency4. The majority of frozen shoulder patients are 40-60 years old5. Moreover, the frozen shoulder brings about a heavy social burden due to the longer recovery cycle and the absence of established treatment consensus in the clinic practice.
The main treatment methods for frozen shoulders include oral or external use of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, functional exercise, and so on6; however, the compliance of the patients is poor due to the multiple treatment frequency and longer time-consuming, and cannot meet the urgent necessities of patients to improve pain and functional limitations. Therefore, it is urgently needed to identify more effective therapeutics in the clinical management of frozen shoulder patients.
Small needle knife therapy is a special and effective external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, which has arisen rapidly in the field of traditional Chinese medicine in recent decades7. It has the advantages of quick effect, definite curative effect, and high repeatability. Moreover, the operation instrument is cheap and easy to obtain, the operation process is simple, and the method is not limited by the environment and condition. The normal work and life of patients are not affected after the small needle knife therapy since the micro-incision will be recovered quickly without damage to the body, causing infection, or other side effects8,9,10,11. Systematic reviews showed that the efficacy of small needle knife on frozen shoulder was significantly superior to acupuncture, massage, and oral Chinese medicine12,13. Modern studies show that the mechanism of small needle knife treatment of frozen shoulder is to dredge the meridians and collaterals, promote the circulation of qi and blood, cut and strip the lesion tissue, remove adhesion, promote tissue repair, and restore the dynamic balance of the human body14,15.
The protocol presented here demonstrates the operation of small needle knife in treating frozen shoulders including patient management, material preparation, positioning, operation, and postoperative care. The purpose of this protocol is to relieve the pain and functional limitations and improve the living ability of patients with frozen shoulders.
With the development of small needle knife therapy, its application has been extended from the treatment of neck, shoulder, waist, leg pain, and other muscle and bone diseases to internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, and other diseases, playing an increasingly important role in the field of rehabilitation medicine16. In recent years, the small needle knife shows a more accurate, scientific, and safe therapeutic efficacy due to the application of ultrasound-guided small needle knife visualization therapy, whose development has entered a new stage17,18.

作者聚焦：用小针刀疗法治疗肩周炎 

小针刀治疗I-II期肩周炎的临床疗效

Our study investigated the therapeutic efficacy of small needle knife in patients with frozen shoulders, and evidence that the improvement of pain function and the life ability. Our protocol addresses the detailed operation process of small needle knife in frozen shoulder patients. Our protocol has the advantages of quicker and definite therapeutic effects, high repeatability, broader availability, also there are less physical injury in patients.

对照组1例患者因疼痛加重而接受其他治疗（关节内类固醇注射），故终止试验，对照组其余37例患者纳入最终统计分析。对于治疗组2例超声检测不到CHL的患者，因此取消了检测，治疗组其余36例患者进入最终统计分析。
基线特征 两组患者在性别、年龄、患侧、病程和分期方面的差异相当（p > 0.05）。对照组男性13例，女性24例，治疗组男性19例，女性17例?...

Watch this Scientific Journal Video about Treating Frozen Shoulder with Small Needle Knife Therapy at JoVE.com

这里介绍的方案描述了详细的手术方法，并证明了小针刀治疗肩周炎的有效性。

Frozen shoulder is a kind of aseptic inflammatory disease of the shoulder caused by strain, trauma, and other reasons, resulting in shoulder joint pain ...

本研究调查了小针刀对肩周炎患者的治疗效果，以及改善疼痛功能和生活能力的证据。我们的方案解决了肩周炎患者小针刀的详细操作过程。我们的方案具有更快和明确的治疗效果、高可重复性、更广泛的可用性以及患者身体伤害更少的优点。

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Clinical Efficacy of Small Needle Knife Therapy on Stage I-II Frozen Shoulder

974 次观看.  Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 本研究调查了小针刀对肩周炎患者的治疗效果，以及改善疼痛功能和生活能力的证据。我们的方案解决了肩周炎患者小针刀的详细操作过程。我们的方案具有更快和明确的治疗效果、高可重复性、更广泛的可用性以及患者身体伤害更少的优点。

视频: 作者聚焦：用小针刀疗法治疗肩周炎 

Frozen shoulder is a kind of aseptic inflammatory disease of the shoulder caused by strain, trauma, and other reasons, resulting in shoulder joint pain and limited function. The protocol presented here demonstrates the operation of a small needle knife in treating frozen shoulders, including patient management, material preparation, positioning, operation, and postoperative care. The purpose of this protocol is to relieve the pain and functional limitations and improve the living ability of patients with frozen shoulders. In our study, 76 stage I-II frozen shoulder patients who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group (n=38). Patients in the control group received functional exercise, while the treatment group received small needle knife therapy with functional exercise. The visual analogue scores (VAS), the Constant and Murley scores (CMS), and the thickness of the coracohumeral ligament (CHL) under ultrasound were evaluated. After small needle knife therapy, the VAS score was significantly lower in the treatment group (5.11 &plusmn; 0.89) than in the control group (5.49 &plusmn; 0.65; t=-2.065, p&lt;0.05); the CMS score was significantly higher in the treatment group (64.72 &plusmn; 4.78) than in the control group (60.97 &plusmn; 6.00; t=2.947, p&lt;0.05); the CHL thickness was significantly decreased in the treatment group (2.38 &plusmn; 0.36) than in the control group (2.57 &plusmn; 0.42; t=-2.117, p&lt;0.05). These results indicate that the small needle knife significantly relieved the pain symptoms, improved the shoulder function, reduced the CHL thickness, and improved the quality of life and, therefore, had significant therapeutic efficacy in stage I-II frozen shoulder patients.

The protocol presented here describes the detailed operation method and proves the effectiveness of a small needle knife in the treatment of frozen shoulders.

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Performing the Small Needle Knife Therapy on Patients with Frozen Shoulder

Begin the preoperative preparations by gathering all the necessary materials. Then proceed to check the basic information of each patient, including name, age, and the affected shoulder. Once the patient assumes a sitting position, fully expose the affected shoulder and mark the obvious tenderness points on the shoulder.Then, pour type two skin disinfectant on cotton balls, and with those, disinfect the affected area in circular motions, starting from about 15 centimeters around each marked point, and gradually reducing the diameter. Next, load five milliliters of 2%lidocaine into a 10 milliliter syringe with a 22 gauge needle. Then, load five milliliters of sterile water into the same syringe to prepare 10 milliliters of 1%lidocaine working solution.Replace the 22 gauge needle with a 25 gauge needle. While wearing sterile gloves on the left hand, hold the syringe in the right hand, insert the needle into a marked point, and ensure no blood enters the syringe after suction. Perpendicularly, inject one to two milliliters of 1%lidocaine working solution at the marked point.To perform the small needle knife insertion, hold the small needle in the right hand while wearing sterile gloves. Rapidly insert the small needle knife into the lidocaine injection site perpendicularly, maintaining a depth of about one to three centimeters. Then, perform the three step manipulation, beginning with the longitudinal incision, followed by stripping, and finally releasing the adhesion.Withdraw the needle when there is a feeling of looseness under the knife. Using a dry, sterile dressing block, press the injection site for one minute. Then cover the operating area with a sterile self-adhesive dressing.After assisting the patient in dressing properly, ask the patient to sit still for about 15 minutes before leaving the operating room to avoid postoperative discomfort. After the small needle knife therapy, the visual analog score was significantly lower in the treatment group than in the control group. The Constant and Murley score was significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group.

对肩周炎患者进行小针刀治疗

Assessing the Post-Intervention Outcome of Small Needle Knife Therapy on Frozen Shoulder

To begin assessing the range of motion of the shoulder of the patients who received the small needle therapy intervention, first, ask the patient to lift the shoulder to the maximum angle possible. Then press the On button to switch on the assessment instrument. Rotate the measuring ruler and obtain the measured value.Set the measuring instrument scale back to zero before repeating the measurement two times. Press and hold Off, to turn the power off. To measure the thickness of the coracohumeral ligament, first turn on the ultrasound machine by pressing the power button.Then open the ultrasound software. Press the patient button and enter the name of the subject. Ask the patient to fully expose the affected shoulder in a seated position.Move the patient's shoulder joint passively, to locate the coracohumeral ligament. After applying an appropriate amount of medical coupler to the probe, align the ultrasound probe with the coracohumeral ligament. Press the Freeze button to freeze the screen, and then press the Store button to save the ultrasound image.Continue to record two different images as demonstrated. After pressing the patient button, look for the recorded images in the study list. Press the Caliper button to enter the measurement mode and assess the coracohumeral ligament thickness.Finally, after recording the measurements, turn off the machine. After the treatment, the coracohumeral ligament thickness was significantly decreased in the treatment group, compared to the control group.