This article reports a case of adult scoliosis with limb tremor treated with electroacupuncture. The patient presented with neck stiffness accompanied with limb tremor as the primary symptoms. The pattern was attributed to

yang qi

deficiency

and the treatment principle focused on unblocking the governor vessel

warming

yang

and regulating

qi

. Acupuncture was applied to Dazhui (GV14)

below the spinous processes of C

4

-C

6

and bilateral C

4

-C

6

Jiaji (EX-B2) points

Feishu (BL13)

Xinshu (BL15)

Pishu (BL20)

Ganshu (BL18)

Shenshu (BL23)

Dachangshu (BL25). After achieving

deqi

sensation

bilateral C

4

Jiaji (EX-B2) and C

6

Jiaji (EX-B2) points were separately connected to an SDZ-Ⅴ electroacupuncture device

with continuous wave

2 Hz of frequency

intensity should be within the tolerance of the patient

the needles were retained for 20 min. For the first 5 months

the treatment was 1-2 times a week

then reduced to 1-2 times a month thereafter. After 30 times of treatment

the patient's bilateral lower limb tremor resolved

the clinical rating scale for tremor (CRST) score was 13 points

the scoliosis showed improvement with about 10° reduction in Cobb angle. At 1-month follow-up

the condition remained stable without progression of scoliosis.