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This study aimed to determine the effect of TEA\u00a0therapy on pain score, neck disability index (NDI), and pressure pain threshold (PPT) for myofascial pain in the upper trapezius muscle.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jcim-2024-0132_abs_002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The research design in this study was a double-blind, randomized clinical trial. This study with 44 research subjects was divided into TEA group (n=22) and sham TEA group (n=22). Both groups will receive TEA therapy once using CARA brand monofilament polydioxanone thread 29Gx50\u00a0mm or sham TEA (thread removed) at one trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle which will be followed-up on 3\u00a0days, 1\u00a0week, 4\u00a0weeks, and 8\u00a0weeks post-therapy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jcim-2024-0132_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Both groups experienced significantly reduced pain intensity and disability, also increased PPT at 3\u00a0days, 1\u00a0week, 4\u00a0weeks, and 8\u00a0weeks post-therapy (p&lt;0.001). TEA therapy had better effectiveness in improving pain intensity at 4\u00a0weeks (p=0.007) and 8\u00a0weeks post-therapy (p=0.004), NDI scores at 8\u00a0weeks post-therapy (p=0.004), and PPT at 4\u00a0weeks (p=0.04) and 8\u00a0weeks post-therapy (p=0.002) compared to sham TEA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jcim-2024-0132_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>TEA reduced pain intensity and disability, and increased PPT for patients with myofascial pain in the upper trapezius muscle.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jcim-2024-0132","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,26]],"date-time":"2024-11-26T08:20:32Z","timestamp":1732609232000},"page":"193-199","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["The efficacy of thread embedding acupuncture on pain score, neck disability index, and pressure pain threshold for myofascial pain therapy in the upper trapezius muscle"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Emilia Puspitasari","family":"Winarno","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Acupuncture, and Occupational Medicine , RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo , Jakarta , Indonesia"},{"name":"Medical Acupuncture Specialist Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia , Jakarta , Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hasan","family":"Mihardja","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Acupuncture Specialist Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia , Jakarta , Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Atikah Chalida","family":"Barasila","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Acupuncture Specialist Program, Department of Histology, Master\u2019s Programme in Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia , Jakarta , Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stefanus Agung","family":"Budianto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Other Specialist Medical Staff Group, RSUP Persahabatan , Jakarta , Indonesia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121209023074574_j_jcim-2024-0132_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Alghadir, AH, Iqbal, A, Anwer, S, Iqbal, ZA, Ahmed, H. 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