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ReviewPain research & management2025

Bee Venom Acupuncture in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal System Disorders: A Comprehensive Review.

Xiaodi Zou, Yanzhao Dong, Ahmad Alhaskawi, Haiying Zhou, Sohaib Hasan Abdullah Ezzi, Vishnu Goutham Kota, Mohamed Hasan Abdulla Hasan Abdulla, Sahar Ahmed Abdalbary, Zhenfeng Liu, Changxin Wang and 1 more

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Review in Pain research & management, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Xiaodi ZouDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, zju.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0071-9203
Yanzhao DongDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, zju.edu.cn.
Ahmad AlhaskawiDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, zju.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8122-592X
Haiying ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, zju.edu.cn.
Sohaib Hasan Abdullah EzziDepartment of Orthopedics, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha City, Hunan Province, China, csu.edu.cn.
Vishnu Goutham KotaSchool of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, zju.edu.cn.
Mohamed Hasan Abdulla Hasan AbdullaSchool of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, zju.edu.cn.
Sahar Ahmed AbdalbaryDepartment of Orthopedic Physical Therapy, Nahda University in Beni Suef, Beni Suef City, Beni Suef Governorate Province, Egypt, nahdauniversity.org.
Zhenfeng LiuDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, zju.edu.cn.
Changxin WangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, z2hospital.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9010-8646
Hui LuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, zju.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5921-1043

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disorders of the musculoskeletal system cover a broad spectrum of conditions that impact the muscles, skeletal structure, joints, tendons, and ligaments, leading to discomfort, swelling, and limited movement. Bee venom acupuncture (BVA), a practice commonly used in Asian countries, has been employed for a considerable time in traditional medicine systems to treat these disorders by utilizing bee venom and its main constituent, melittin. The purpose of this extensive evaluation on is to offer a detailed examination of the healing capabilities, modes of operation medical uses, and safety records of melittin and BVA in the treatment of different musculoskeletal disorders.

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Acupuncture TherapyBee VenomsMusculoskeletal DiseasesAnimalsHumansBee Venomsbee venom acupuncturecomplementary therapiesmelittinmusculoskeletal disorderspain management

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PMID41496769
PMCPMC12767433

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