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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/96555, first published .
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Comparison of Traditional Chinese Manual Therapy (Tuina) and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patients With Nonspecific Neck Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Comparison of Traditional Chinese Manual Therapy (Tuina) and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patients With Nonspecific Neck Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Hongyu Li   1, 2, 3, 4 , MM ;   Lili Zhao   2, 3, 4 , MB ;   Zhenning Zhao   2, 3, 4 , MM ;   Jing Mu   2 , PhD ;   Huisheng Ma   2, 3, 4 , PhD

1 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China

2 College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China

3 Key Laboratory of Dryness Syndrome in Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China

4 Ningxia Regional Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Regional High Incidence Disease, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China

Corresponding Author:

  • Huisheng Ma, PhD
  • College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Ningxia Medical University
  • 1160 Shengli Street, Xingqing District
  • Yinchuan 750003
  • China
  • Email: 20070013@nxmu.edu.cn