As a complementary and alternative therapy, acupuncture is widely used in the prevention
and treatment of various diseases. However, the understanding of the mechanism of …

Purpose To investigate the effects of trigger point dry needling (TrP-DN) on exercise-
induced patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Patients and Methods In this randomized …

Background Intramuscular adipocytes differentiation is a complex process, which is
regulated by various transcription factor, protein factor regulators and signal transduction …

A challenge in understanding chronic musculoskeletal pain is that research is often siloed
between neuroscience, physical therapy/rehabilitation, orthopedics, and rheumatology …

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the most important complication in patients with diabetes. The
accumulation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) is the main reason for the …

Simple Summary Male accessory gland proteins (ACPs) play an important role in insect
reproduction. Identification of ACPs is crucial to study female reproduction and physiology in …

Objective To evaluate the local distribution and activity of sympathetic nerves in myofascial
trigger points (MTrPs) and explore the pathological mechanism of myofascial pain syndrome …

This study aimed to investigate the different regulatory mechanisms of euryhaline fish under
regular hyperosmotic and extreme hyperosmotic stress. The OmB (Oreochromis …

Background: Muscle pain syndromes (MPS) are one of the main causes of functional,
structural and metabolic problems, being associated with tissue oxidative damage. Although …

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a chronic pain disorder with inflammation-related
primarily characterized by the presence of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). Myocyte …