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Objective To explore the manipulation techniques of acupotomy in treatment of coracoid pain of frozen shoulder. Methods A total of 60 patients with coracoid pain of frozen shoulder were collected. The randomized double-blind controlled method was adopted. Using random number table, the patients were divided into two groups, named a treatment group and a control group, 30 cases in each one. In the treatment group, the pricking technique of acupotomy was adopted. In the control group, the traditional dissection technique of acupotomy was used. The duration of treatment was 5 weeks. Acupotomy was given once a week. At the end of treatment, pain index (visual analogy scale, VAS) and the therapeutic effect index were used to evaluate the therapeutic effect. Results Before treatment, the average VAS score was 8.31 ± 0.84 in the treatment group and it was 8.14 ± 0.24 in the control group. After treatment, the average VAS score was 0.01 ± 0.89 in the treatment group and it was 0.10 ± 1.01 in the control group. The difference was significant before and after treatment in the patients of the two group (both P Conclusion The pricking technique of acupotomy achieves the same therapeutic effect on coracoid pain of frozen shoulder as compared with the dissection technique, which suggests that the dissection technique is not the indispensable manipulation in the treatment of the disease. The pricking technique of acupotomy brings a smaller wound, less medical damage in, less suffering in patients and quicker recovery of wound, as well as quicker remission of pain after acupotomy. Such modified method of acupotomy is more significant in practice. However, a further research is suggested for the pathological mechanism of frozen shoulder.