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Observational studyMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2025

Effectiveness and Safety of Portable Ultrasound-Guided Pharmacopuncture for Cervical Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Prospective Observational Multi-Center Study.

Robin Kwon, Kwangho Kim, Young-Ung Lee, Sanghyuk Kwon, Juhwan Song, Seongjun Park, Junhui Kwon, Hyeon Joon Hong, Youngyun Lee, Jungtae Leem and 2 more

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In one paragraph

Observational study in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Robin KwonThe Academy of Korean Medicine Clinical Anatomy, Seoul 03183, Republic of Korea.
Kwangho KimThe Academy of Korean Medicine Clinical Anatomy, Seoul 03183, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4561-591X
Young-Ung LeeThe Academy of Korean Medicine Clinical Anatomy, Seoul 03183, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8657-4950
Sanghyuk KwonThe Academy of Korean Medicine Clinical Anatomy, Seoul 03183, Republic of Korea.
Juhwan SongThe Academy of Korean Medicine Clinical Anatomy, Seoul 03183, Republic of Korea.
Seongjun ParkThe Academy of Korean Medicine Clinical Anatomy, Seoul 03183, Republic of Korea.
Junhui KwonThe Academy of Korean Medicine Clinical Anatomy, Seoul 03183, Republic of Korea.
Hyeon Joon HongThe Academy of Korean Medicine Clinical Anatomy, Seoul 03183, Republic of Korea.
Youngyun LeeThe Academy of Korean Medicine Clinical Anatomy, Seoul 03183, Republic of Korea.
Jungtae LeemResearch Center of Traditional Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3300-5556
Hongmin ChuThe Academy of Korean Medicine Clinical Anatomy, Seoul 03183, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0171-0234
Cheol-Hyun KimThe Academy of Korean Medicine Clinical Anatomy, Seoul 03183, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9533-1117

Funding

the Bio & Medical Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation (NRF) funded by the Korean government (MSIT) RS-2023-00261934the National Institute for Korean Medicine Development (NIKOM) for the Korean medicine in-dustry advancement support project funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare 24R433
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Acupuncture TherapyMyofascial Pain SyndromesUltrasonography, InterventionalAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementProspective StudiesRange of Motion, ArticularTreatment OutcomeUltrasonographyacupuncturecervical myofascial pain syndromeKorean medicinepharmacopunctureultrasound-guided

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PMID40870418
PMCPMC12387992

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