Objective： To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture and moxibustion for stretch injury of radial nerve.Methods：Divided 56 cases of patients with dislocation of shoulder com bined with stretch injury of radial nerve into two groups randomly.The treatment group was given acupuncture and moxibustion for acupoints selected on the basis of syndrome differentiation by combining with western anatomy，while the control group was given oral administration of mecobalamin.The treatment for both groups lasted for 3 months.Evaluated the radial nerve function(to evaluate the curative effect by judging the using function，sensory function and the range of motion of the w rist joint of the injured lim bs before and after treatment)and analyzed the motor nerve conduction velocity(MCV)and amplitude.Results：After treatment，the muscle strength of patients was recovered in both groups.On the 2 nd and 3 rd month after treatment，there was significantdifference being found in the comparison of the scores ofmuscle strength in the two groups( P ＜0.05).The sensory functions of the two groups were improved after treatment， and this situation was examined by rank sum test after treatment，difference being significant( P ＜0.05).After treatment，the ranges ofmotion of the wrist joint and elbow joints were improved in the two groups( P ＜0.05).Two and three months after treatment，there was significant difference being found in the comparison of the ranges ofmotion of the w rist joint and elbow joints in the two groups( P ＜0.05).After treatment，the motor nerve conduction velocity and amplitude in both groups were improved( P ＜0.05).Two and three months after treatment，there was significant difference being found in the comparison of the motor nerve conduction velocity and amplitude in the two groups( P ＜0.05).The totaleffective rate was 75.0%in the treatment group and 57.1%in the controlgroup，difference being significant( P ＜0.05).Conclusion：The app lication of acupuncture and moxibustion for stretch injury of radial nerve can quickly recover the muscle strength of the injured lim bs and improve the nerve function.It has more advantages than the treatment with mecobalamin.