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ArticleJournal of pain research2026

Comparative Efficacy of Canggui Tanxue Acupuncture Combined with Scapular Stabilization Training versus Scapular Stabilization Training Alone for Rotator Cuff Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Yining Geng, Manping Song, Bing Huang, Ru Lin, Shiwen Wu, An Lin, Xiaolin Wang

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Yining Geng *Department of Acupuncture, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
Manping Song *Department of Acupuncture, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
Bing Huang *Department of Acupuncture, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
Ru LinDepartment of Acupuncture, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
Shiwen WuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Hainan General Hospital Branch-Tunchang Hospital, Tunchang, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
An LinDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Hainan General Hospital Branch-Tunchang Hospital, Tunchang, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
Xiaolin WangRehabilitation Medicine Department, Pingliang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Pingliang, Gansu, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of combining Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed 160 patients with mild-to-moderate RCI treated at Department of Acupuncture, Hainan General Hospital between January 2024 and June 2025. Patients were categorized into two groups based on treatment received: SST alone (Control group, n = 80) and SST plus Results: The Combination group demonstrated significantly superior outcomes compared to the Control group: higher ASES scores (93.31 ± 9.09 vs. 81.42 ± 8.45, Conclusions and Implications: The study demonstrates that integrating

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acupunctureCanggui Tanxuereal-world evidenceretrospective cohort studyrotator cuff injuryscapular stabilization

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