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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Fibrosis in skeletal muscle of blunt trauma-induced rats. Histological sections with Masson’s trichrome staining of skeletal muscle in rats. (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, 200 μm. (f) Collagen volume fraction of the skeletal muscle. and vs. control. and (n = 4) vs. model.

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