【摘要】 目的 观察密集型银质针松解术结合臂丛神经阻滞麻醉治疗老年肩周炎的疗效。 方法 2007年4月-2008年6月，将120例老年肩周炎患者（gt;60岁）随机分为治疗组、对照组各60例；治疗组采用密集型银质针松解术结合臂丛神经阻滞麻醉治疗，对照组则用单纯密集型银质针松解术治疗。 结果 治疗组痊愈43例、显效15例、好转2例；对照组痊愈41例、显效16例、好转3例。总有效率均为100%。两组疗效差异无统计学意义（Pgt;0.05），治疗组心率血压变化值及疼痛评分均低于对照组，差异有统计学意义（Plt;0.05）。 结论 密集型银质针松解术结合臂丛神经阻滞为治疗老年肩周炎的安全、有效方法。【Abstract】 Objective To investigate the effect of dense silver needle acupuncture therapy combined with brachial plexus nerve block for old patients with shoulder periarthritis. Methods A total of 120 patients with shoulder periarthritis diagnosed in our hospital between April 2007 and June 2008 were randomly divided into treatment group and control group with 60 in each group. Patients in the treatment group were treated with dense silver needle acupuncture therapy combined with brachial plexus nerve block, while patients in the control group were only treated with dense silver needle acupuncture therapy. Results In the treatment group, 43 patients were cured, the treatment produced effect in 15 patients, and improvement could be found in two patients. For the control group, those three numbers were respectively 41, 16 and 3. The effectice rate was 100% in both groups. The difference of effect between the two groups was not statistically significant (Pgt;0.05), while the variation of blood pressure and heart rate and the visual analogue scales in the treatment group were significant lower than these in the control gvroup (Plt;0.05) Conclusion The dense silver needle acupuncture therapy combined with brachial plexus nerve block is safe and effective in treating old patients with shoulder periarthritis.