The present review summarized the current advances and novel research on minimal
invasive techniques for musculoskeletal disorders. Different invasive approaches were …

Background: This study aimed to summarize the current status of research on ultrasound-
guided acupuncture and dry-needling treatment and the specific treatment methods applied …

Physical therapists employ ultrasound (US) imaging technology for a broad range of clinical
and research purposes. Despite this, few physical therapy regulatory bodies guide the use …

Measuring learning curves allows for the inspection of the rate of learning and competency
threshold for each individual, training lesson, or training method. In this work, we …

Acupoints are specific locations that are stimulated when an acupuncture needle is inserted.
Acupuncture needles can be inserted at traditional sites, such as acupuncture points based …

The therapeutic effect of manual acupuncture (MA) is closely related to the stimulation
amount. In the clinical studies, the stimulation amount is often difficult to be determined. The …

Background The scientific evidence proposed by Ikai & Fukunaga 1 may be considered as a
key point to use other techniques different from conventional ultrasound, such as the …

Objective. To analyse the operational stability of basic acupuncture manipulation (AM)
based on three‐dimensional (3D) motion tracking. Method. Two quantitative indicators …

This study aims to explore the potential use of ultrasound in locating the second posterior
sacral foramen acupuncture point, quantifying depth of insertion and describing surrounding …

Objective To compare objective measures of needle manipulation between students and
teachers of acupuncture using motion video analysis technology, to help support …