The Combination of Electroacupuncture and Massage Therapy Alleviates Myofibroblast Transdifferentiation and Extracellular Matrix Production in Blunt Trauma-Induced Skeletal Muscle Fibrosis

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Histological recovery of skeletal muscle of a rat model with the skeletal muscle fibrosis. Histological sections with hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining of skeletal muscle in rat. (a) Rat treated without blunt trauma to skeletal muscle (control group). (b) Rat treated after blunt trauma to skeletal muscle (model group). (c) Rat treated with massage therapy after blunt trauma to skeletal muscle (massage therapy group). (d) Rat treated with electroacupuncture therapy after blunt trauma to skeletal muscle (electroacupuncture therapy group). (e) Rat treated with the combination of continuous massage and electroacupuncture therapy after blunt trauma to skeletal muscle (the combination treatment group). Scale bars, 500 μm.

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