Wang ZY, Zhang Y, Pei H, Wang C, He BJ. Electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques for patients with rotator cuff injury. World J Clin Cases 2025; 13(17): 98692 [DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i17.98692]
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Bang-Jian He, Chief Doctor, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, No. 54 Youdian Road, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China. hebangjian@163.com
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Orthopedics
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Letter to the Editor
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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2025; 13(17): 98692 Published online Jun 16, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i17.98692
Electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques for patients with rotator cuff injury
Zi-Yue Wang, Yi Zhang, Hang Pei, Chao Wang, Bang-Jian He
Zi-Yue Wang, Yi Zhang, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang Province, China
Hang Pei, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang Province, China
Chao Wang, Department of Orthopedics, Anji County Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Huzhou 313399, Zhejiang Province, China
Bang-Jian He, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
Co-first authors: Zi-Yue Wang and Yi Zhang.
Author contributions: Wang ZY and Zhang Y contributed to conceptualization, and writing of the original draft; Pei H and Wang C contributed to resources and supervision; He BJ contributed to conceptualization, funding acquisition, supervision, and manuscript writing, revision, and review.
Supported by Zhejiang Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 2023ZF019; Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, No. (2020) 56; Cultivation of Health High-level Talents in Zhejiang Province in 2022, No. (2019) 58; and National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. H02710.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Bang-Jian He, Chief Doctor, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, No. 54 Youdian Road, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China. hebangjian@163.com
Received: July 4, 2024 Revised: December 18, 2024 Accepted: January 23, 2025 Published online: June 16, 2025 Processing time: 230 Days and 2.1 Hours
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.
Core Tip: The study by Chen et al included 97 patients with rotator cuff injuries. Forty-eight patients in the control group were treated with rehabilitation techniques, whereas forty-nine patients in the study group were treated with electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques. The results showed that electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques had a good treatment effect in patients with rotator cuff injuries, demonstrating high safety.
