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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
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Core Tip

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.