Ultrasound-Guided needle therapy shows promise for shoulder pain

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Those between 19 and 70 years of age. * Those whose NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) of shoulder joint pain is 5 or higher and who complain of pain when abducting. * When supraspinatus tendinopathy is confirmed on MRI. * Those whose symptoms above last for more than 1 month. * Those who agree to participate in clinical research and provide written test subject consent. Exclusion Criteria: * For patients diagnosed with a specific serious disease that may cause shoulder pain (acute fracture, dislocation of the shoulder, complete rupture of rotator cuff, etc.) * For patients whose pain was caused by a condition other than the shoulder (tumor, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, cervical disc herniation, etc.) * In patients with other chronic conditions (such as stroke and myocardial infarction, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy, etc.) that may interfere with treatment effectiveness or interpretation of outcomes * Patients currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, mental illness drugs, or other drugs that may affect their findings * Inadequate or unsafe medication: hemorrhagic disease, anticoagulant therapy, severe diabetic patients with risk of infection * Patients who have taken drugs that can affect pain such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) within the last week or have experienced acupuncture treatment * For patients who have received steroid injections within the last 3 months * In the case of pregnant women and in the case of planning to become pregnant or nursing * For patients within 6 months of shoulder surgery * If it has not been one month since the end of participation in other clinical studies, or if you are planning to participate in other clinical studies within six months from the date of selection and participate in other clinical studies during the follow-up period * If it is difficult to fill out a consent form to participate in the study * In cases where it is difficult for other researchers to participate in clinical research