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. 2023 Feb 10:17:1096789.
doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1096789. eCollection 2023.

Global trends of traditional Chinese exercises for musculoskeletal disorders treatment research from 2000 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis

Chong Guan  1 , Yuanjia Gu  1 , Ziji Cheng  1 , Fangfang Xie  1 , Fei Yao  1
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Global trends of traditional Chinese exercises for musculoskeletal disorders treatment research from 2000 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis

Chong Guan et al. Front Neurosci. .

Abstract

Background: Traditional Chinese exercise has been shown to be effective in relieving long-term chronic pain, physical dysfunction, decreased ability to participate in society and decreased quality of life in musculoskeletal diseases. In recent years, there has been a steady increase in publications on the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders by traditional Chinese exercises. The purpose of this study is to review the characteristics and trends of Chinese traditional exercise studies on musculoskeletal diseases published since 2000 through bibliometric analysis, and identify current research hotspots, so as to guide the direction of future research.

Methods: Publications regarding traditional Chinese exercises for musculoskeletal disorders from 2000 to 2022 were downloaded from the Web of Science Core Collection. VOSviewer 1.6.18 and CiteSpace V software were used for bibliometric analyses. Bibliometric visualization and comparative analysis were conducted for authors, cited authors, journals, co-cited journals, institutions, countries, references, and keywords.

Results: A total of 432 articles were obtained, with an upward trend over time. The most productive countries and institutions in this field are the USA (183) and Harvard University (70). Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (20) was the most prolific journal, Cochrane Database System Review (758) was the most commonly cited journal. Wang Chenchen published the largest number of articles (18). According to high frequency keywords, the hot spot musculoskeletal disorder and the type of traditional Chinese exercise are knee osteoarthritis and Tai Chi.

Conclusion: This study provides a scientific perspective for the research of traditional Chinese exercises for musculoskeletal disorders and provides valuable information for researchers to discover the current research status, hot spots and new trends of future research.

Keywords: CiteSpace; VOSviewer; bibliometric; musculoskeletal disorders; traditional Chinese exercises.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Flow diagram of literature search and screening.
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The number of annual publications on traditional Chinese exercises for musculoskeletal disorders research from 2000 to 2022.
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The dual-map overlay of journals.
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Map of countries with publications in traditional Chinese exercises for musculoskeletal disorders research from 2000 to 2022.
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Co-occurrence network of high-frequency keywords of traditional Chinese exercises for musculoskeletal disorders.
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Top 15 keywords with the strongest citation bursts.
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