Acupuncture for chronic achilles tendnopathy: A randomized controlled study

Bi-meng Zhang; Li-wei Zhong; Si-wei Xu; Hui-ru Jiang; Jian Shen

doi:10.1007/s11655-012-1218-4

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Acupuncture for chronic achilles tendnopathy: A randomized controlled study

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- Acupuncture for chronic achilles tendnopathy: A randomized controlled study
- Acupuncture for chronic achilles tendnopathy: A randomized controlled study
- 中国结合医学杂志（英文版） 2013年19卷第12期页码：900-904
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  1. Shanghai First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai,China
  2. Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai,China
  3. Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai,China
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- DOI：10.1007/s11655-012-1218-4
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- 纸质出版日期：2013，
  
  网络出版日期：2012-12-21，
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Zhang, Bm., Zhong, Lw., Xu, Sw. et al. Acupuncture for chronic achilles tendnopathy: A randomized controlled study., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 19, 900–904 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-012-1218-4

Bi-meng Zhang, Li-wei Zhong, Si-wei Xu, et al. Acupuncture for chronic achilles tendnopathy: A randomized controlled study[J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2013,19(12):900-904.
Zhang, Bm., Zhong, Lw., Xu, Sw. et al. Acupuncture for chronic achilles tendnopathy: A randomized controlled study., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 19, 900–904 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-012-1218-4 DOI：

Bi-meng Zhang, Li-wei Zhong, Si-wei Xu, et al. Acupuncture for chronic achilles tendnopathy: A randomized controlled study[J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2013,19(12):900-904. DOI： 10.1007/s11655-012-1218-4.

摘要

To examine whether acupuncture treatment would improve outcome in chronic Achilles tendinopathy. A randomized

controlled trial at two centers of 64 randomized patients aged 18 to 70 years with chronic Achilles tendinopathy was conducted from July 2007 to April 2010

with follow-up until October

2010. These patients were randomly allocated into an acupuncture treatment group (acupuncture group) and an eccentric exercises group (control group). The validated Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) questionnaire was completed at baseline and 8

and 24 weeks. The pain at rest and after activity was accessed at baseline and 8 weeks with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). After randomization into the acupuncture group or control group

one patient was loss of follow-up. The mean VISA-A score improved signifificantly after 8 weeks in the acupuncture group to 67.1 points [95% confifidence interval (CI)

64.1–70.2] and in the control group to 48.5 points (95% CI

45.5–51.6) with an additional 18.6 points increase in acupuncture treatment patients (P=0.0000). Acupuncture treatment resulted in a significant increase from baseline in VISA-A of 25.8 after 16 weeks and 28.4 after 24 weeks. Whereas

in the control group the increase from baseline in VISA-A were 10.0 and 16.6 after 16 and 24 weeks

respectively (P=0.0000). The VAS diminished by 2.0 cm after activity

and by 1.5 cm at rest after 8 weeks in the control group. In the acupuncture group

the pain scores diminished significantly more than in the control group

with pain reduction of 3.7 cm after activity (P=0.0000) and 3.2 cm at rest (P =0.0000). Acupuncture intervention could improve pain and activity in patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy compared with eccentric exercises.

Abstract

To examine whether acupuncture treatment would improve outcome in chronic Achilles tendinopathy. A randomized

controlled trial at two centers of 64 randomized patients aged 18 to 70 years with chronic Achilles tendinopathy was conducted from July 2007 to April 2010

with follow-up until October

and 24 weeks. The pain at rest and after activity was accessed at baseline and 8 weeks with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). After randomization into the acupuncture group or control group

one patient was loss of follow-up. The mean VISA-A score improved signifificantly after 8 weeks in the acupuncture group to 67.1 points [95% confifidence interval (CI)

64.1–70.2] and in the control group to 48.5 points (95% CI

in the control group the increase from baseline in VISA-A were 10.0 and 16.6 after 16 and 24 weeks

respectively (P=0.0000). The VAS diminished by 2.0 cm after activity

and by 1.5 cm at rest after 8 weeks in the control group. In the acupuncture group

the pain scores diminished significantly more than in the control group

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