The Impact of Fu's Subcutaneous Needling on Lower Limb Muscle Stiffness in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial [Response to Letter]
J Pain Res. 2024 Nov 9:17:3669-3670.
doi: 10.2147/JPR.S502234.
eCollection 2024.
1 Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Shandong Provincial Third Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250031, People's Republic of China.
2 School of Acupuncture and Tuina, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, People's Republic of China.
3 Department of Ultrasound, Shandong Provincial Third Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250031, People's Republic of China.
4 Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, People's Republic of China.
5 Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
6 Institute of Fu's Subcutaneous Needling, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
7 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, 404332, Taiwan.
8 Department of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, China Medical University, Taichung, 406040, Taiwan.
9 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Asia University Hospital, Asia University, Taichung, 413505, Taiwan.