Effect of miniscalpel-needle on relieving the pain of myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review

Tong, L.; Peng, Yuanyuan; Zhu, Shengmei; Chen, Huan; Fuyun, Li; Peixin, Hong; Cao, Bingyan; Peng, Bo; Fan, Yi-Fan; Yupei, Chen; Li, Zhang

doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30148-5

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“…Acupotomy, also named needle knife, which resembles both Chinese acupuncture therapy and modern surgical principles, is a Traditional Chinese Medicine intervention widely used to treat neck pain and other diseases. [ 8 – 10 ]…”

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Acupotomy combined with massage for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy

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Background: Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR) is a clinical syndrome of radial neck and shoulder pain. Both Massage and Acupotomy have been widely used in the treatment of CSR, in China and achieved satisfied efficacy. Therefore, the aim of this study is to systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupotomy combined with massage in the treatment of CSR. Methods: The following electronic databases will be searched: PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), the Cochrane Library, Embase, SinoMed, Clinical Trials. gov, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database, and VIP database. Two review authors independently search databases from their respective inception dates to September 2019 to identify potentially eligible studies. Cochrane Handbook 5.1 risk of bias assessment tool will be used to evaluate the methodological quality of the included studies. The Review Manager 5.3 will be used for all statistical analysis of the final included study. Results: The results of this systematic review and meta-analysis will provide a synthesis of existing evidences for the treatment of acupotomy combined with massage on CSR, especially in improving visual analog scale and symptom score. Conclusion: This study will summarize the current evidence of acupotomy combined with massage for the treatment of CSR. This study can further guide the promotion and clinical decisions. Ethics and dissemination: Ethical approval and patient consent are not required because this study is a literature-based study. This systematic review and meta-analysis will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020171825.

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Acupotomy combined with massage for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy

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“…Miniscalpel-needle (MN)/needle-knife (NK) or needle knife is a Traditional Chinese Medicine intervention widely used to treat chronic pain conditions, [1–5] particularly for myofascial and associated dysfunction all over the world. Myofascial pain syndrome is characterized by the presence of 1 or more trigger points (TrPs) located in skeletal muscle.…”

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Evidence for miniscalpel-needle/needle knife in the management of chronic pain related conditions

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Cheng²,

Xu³

et al. 2019

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Objective: The aim of this systematic review with meta-analysis is to determine the effect of miniscalpel-needle/needle-knife in treatment of chronic pain symptoms. Methods: The following electronic databases will be searched by 2 independent reviewers: PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Springer, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM). All randomized controlled trials on miniscalpel-needle/need-knife for chronic pain published in electronic databases from inception to August 1, 2019 with language restricted in Chinses and English will be included in the study. Methodologic quality is assessed by 2 blinded reviewers independently screen and score the articles using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale and the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool. A meta-analysis was performed when there is sufficient clinical homogeneity in at least 2 studies. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach is used to rate the body of evidence in each meta-analysis. When the quantitive evaluation is not available, a qualitative description of the results of single study is provided. Results: A high-quality synthesis of current evidence of miniscapel-needle/needle-knife treating chronic pain will be illustrated using subjective reports and objective measures of performance. The primary outcomes consisted of pain intensity improvement rate clinically meaningful improvements in pain and disability are also noted. Secondary outcomes involve the short form of McGill Pain Questionnaire score (SF-MPQ) and the side effects. Conclusion: This protocol will present the evidence of whether miniscalpel-needle/needle-knife is an effective intervention for chronic pain. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42019129076

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Current Usage of Terminologies Related to Acupotomy: A Literature Research and Standardization Suggestion

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Kim

et al. 2018

Chin. J. Integr. Med.

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Effect of miniscalpel-needle on relieving the pain of myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review

Cited by 11 publications

References 10 publications

Acupotomy combined with massage for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy

Acupotomy combined with massage for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy

Evidence for miniscalpel-needle/needle knife in the management of chronic pain related conditions

Current Usage of Terminologies Related to Acupotomy: A Literature Research and Standardization Suggestion

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