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.