In this paper

the authors review recent development of acupuncture treatment of scapulohumeral periarthritis from syndrome-differentiation

acupoint selection

therapeutic methods and the therapeutic effects. Acupoints used are body acupoints

scalp-points

auricular acupoints

while the therapeutic methods include filiform needling

moxibustion

cupping

massage

electroacupuncture

acupoint-injection

wrist-ankle needling

etc.. Acupuncture has a good therapeutic effect in alleviating omalgia and shoulder-joint dysfunction

however

we still need taking cautiousness about assessing its effects due to limitations in the criteria for diagnosis and therapeutic effect evaluation

strict random control design

etc.

thus

further strict researches are necessary.