Patient was a 52-year-old male. He had suffered with pain in both shoulders for many months, and pain was worse in the right shoulder, Diagnosed with frozen shoulder, most of his pain was located in the lateral side of upper arm around the deltoid muscle, and was especially noticeable during movements such as lifting or extending Of the arm. For acupuncture, bilateral Jianyu (LI15), Jianqian (EX118), nanjing (GB21), Shousanli (LI1O), and Waiguan (TE5) were selected. Needles were retained for 30 min after the generation of needling sensations. Local infrared radiation was applied accordingly. Acupuncture was applied twice weekly. After the fourth session, the patient indicated he was feeling much better. After 12 sessions of acupuncture, all of his shoulder pains were relieved.