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. 2025 Jun 16;13(17):98692.
doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i17.98692.

Electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques for patients with rotator cuff injury

Zi-Yue Wang  1 , Yi Zhang  1 , Hang Pei  2 , Chao Wang  3 , Bang-Jian He  4
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Electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques for patients with rotator cuff injury

Zi-Yue Wang et al. World J Clin Cases. .

Abstract

Recently, we read a retrospective study by Chen et al, which demonstrated that electroacupuncture is highly effective in relieving pain due to rotator cuff injuries and accelerating the recovery of shoulder function, promoting repair of rotator cuff injuries. This study provides a new way to the conservative treatment of early rotator cuff injuries. In the present letter, we review the current treatment of rotator cuff injury with electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques and propose our views.

Keywords: Electroacupuncture therapy; Rehabilitation technique; Rotator cuff injury; Shoulder joint function.

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Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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