Quantitative evaluation of therapeutic effect of silver needle thermal conduction therapy on myofascial trigger point

Yue Qin; Yue Wang; Chunxin Wo; Zhenmin Wang; Zilong Yu; Yuanxin Huang; Lin Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0330592

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Quantitative evaluation of therapeutic effect of silver needle thermal conduction therapy on myofascial trigger point

Yue Qin ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yue Qin, Yue Wang

Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Clinical Medicine College, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China, Department of Algology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3114-6243

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Yue Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yue Qin, Yue Wang

Roles Methodology, Software

Affiliations Clinical Medicine College, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China, Department of Algology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital Guizhou Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Chunxin Wo ,

Roles Investigation

¶‡ CW, ZW and ZY also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Clinical Medicine College, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Zhenmin Wang ,

Roles Software

¶‡ CW, ZW and ZY also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Imaging, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Zilong Yu ,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

¶‡ CW, ZW and ZY also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Clinical Medicine College, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China, Department of Algology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Yuanxin Huang ,

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration

* E-mail: wanglin0949@yeah.net (LW); 18985116689@sina.com (YH)

Affiliation Department of Algology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Lin Wang

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: wanglin0949@yeah.net (LW); 18985116689@sina.com (YH)

Affiliation Department of Algology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5438-0932

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Quantitative evaluation of therapeutic effect of silver needle thermal conduction therapy on myofascial trigger point

Yue Qin,
Yue Wang,
Chunxin Wo,
Zhenmin Wang,
Zilong Yu,
Yuanxin Huang,
Lin Wang

Published: September 4, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330592

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