ReviewMedical acupuncture2024
Electroacupuncture for Pain Therapy: A Bibliometric Analysis and Content Review Update for 1 Decade (2013-2022).
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Electroacupuncture ameliorates incisional pain via suppressing IL-33 signaling-related macrophage infiltration and ROS overproduction in incised skin.Chinese medicine · 2026Article
- The role of electroacupuncture in modulating gut microbiota and alleviating lumbar disc herniation in rats.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
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- Impact of laser acupuncture on gastrointestinal function recovery in patients after acute appendicitis surgery: A retrospective clinical study.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Each year, pain imposes significant economic and social burdens, such as increased physician visits, analgesic use, and decreased productivity. Electroacupuncture (EA) was first used in China and is a potential addition to existing pain-relief approaches. Globally and exponentially, the number of fundamental and clinical studies on EA has increased over the past decade. Most bibliometric studies in this area focus on acupuncture therapy. A prevalent quantitative and qualitative approach, bibliometric analysis scrutinizes published scholarly articles and can be used to assess advancements in specific research domains. Yet, to the best of the current authors' knowledge, no specific bibliometric analysis of EA as a pain therapy has yet been conducted. Methods: Article data were taken from the Scopus Results: This study showed the rapid growth in the study of EA in the last decade. Additionally, Conclusions: Despite China's substantial publication output on EA, international collaboration is limited, particularly among nations other than the United States and China.
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