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15/07/2025

🧠 Can One Acupuncture Point Treat Shoulder Pain? Classical Wisdom Meets Modern Science

Chronic shoulder pain causes pain, stiffness, reduced mobility, and disrupted sleep. While cortisone injections, anti-inflammatory medications, and some physical therapies are common treatments, they do not offer complete or lasting relief. Acupuncture offers a time-tested and increasingly evidence-supported approach. A new clinical study provides strong evidence for a fascinating classical method: Needling a point on the opposite leg — Tiaokou (ST38) — to relieve shoulder pain.

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