ArticleFrontiers in neurology2025
A clinical study of ultrasound-guided acupotomy combined with mindfulness meditation to improve lumbar myofascial pain syndrome.
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- Acupotomy for Cervical Spondylosis-Related Neck Pain: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Intraspinal versus Extraspinal Acupotomy Decompression, or Their Combination, for Lumbar Disc Herniation: Protocol for a Three-Arm, Randomized, Single-Blind Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Myofascial pain in older adults: a geroscience-informed framework integrating precision geriatrics and digital therapeutics.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Review
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided acupotomy combined with mindfulness meditation for the treatment of lumbar myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). Methods: This blinded randomized controlled trial lasted for 3 weeks and included a 90-day follow-up. The participants were 120 patients with lumbar MPS. These patients were randomized into three groups: Group A (ultrasound-guided acupotomy combined with mindfulness meditation, Results: Group A was superior to Group B and significantly superior to Group C in terms of pain level (measured via the McGill Pain Questionnaire), lumbar spine mobility and mood disorders (measured via the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and quality of sleep (measured via the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) (
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