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Effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture for patients suffering from periarthritis humeroscapularis
Minh Duc Nguyen1, Thanh Van Tran2, Quoc Vinh Nguyen3
1Senior Specialist Clinic, National Hospital of Acupuncture, Hanoi 1000, Vietnam.
Objective:
To evaluate the efficacy of bee venom acupuncture in humeroscapularis (PHS) patients.
Methods:
One hundred and twenty patients diagnosed with PHS were assigned into four groups: BV1 (0.01 mg/kg), BV2 (0.005 mg/kg), BV3 (0.0025 mg/kg), and control group (vitamin B1 plus novocain 3% injection) with 15 d of treatment. The outcomes of the study including visual analogue scale (VAS) score and β-endorphin, inflammatory cytokines including interleukin-10 (IL-10), IL-1β and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and shoulder function score were assessed at baseline, after 10 and 15 d of treatment.
Results:
All four groups reported statistically significant improvement in VAS score, motion range, and shoulder function score ( < 0.01), only the BV3 group showed significant increase of anti-inflammatory (IL-10) and decrease of pro-inflammatory (IL-1β, TNF-α) cytokines after treatment ( < 0.05). The BV3 group presented a significant difference between all outcomes compared to the control and other groups.
Conclusion:
BV3 groups showed better recovery including reduced pain, improved motor function and normalized inflammatory cytokines than current therapy used in Vietnam and other groups.
