Electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques for patients with rotator cuff injury

Recently, we read a retrospective study by Chen et al, which demonstrated that electroacupuncture is highly effective in relieving pain due to rotator cuff injuries and accelerating the recovery of shoulder function, promoting repair of rotator cuff injuries. This study provides a new way to the conservative treatment of early rotator cuff injuries. In the present letter, we review the current treatment of rotator cuff injury with electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques and propose our views.