Jin-yu Shi,1 Guang-hui Liu1,2

1First Clinical Medical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110847, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110032, People’s Republic of China

Correspondence: Guang-hui Liu, First Clinical Medical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110847, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]

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This is in response to the Letter to the Editor

We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to you, both esteemed experts in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine, for your attention to our article.1 We greatly appreciate that you took the time to carefully read our work and offered us encouragement based on the strengths of our paper, as well as providing valuable suggestions for its improvement. We fully agree with the suggestions you have made and will actively incorporate them into our future research.

Your recommendations regarding the improvement of literature screening and quality assessment have made us realize the importance of establishing more rigorous standards in the literature review section to enhance the reliability and transparency of our research. Additionally, your suggestions on the detailed explanation of data mining techniques and the in-depth interpretation of the results have made us aware of the need to more comprehensively present the research methods and processes in our data handling and discussion of results. These suggestions have provided us with invaluable insights for writing future papers, and we will diligently implement your advice to make our work more rigorous and convincing.

Moreover, your support and encouragement are of great significance to us, motivating us to continue pursuing academic excellence. We sincerely thank you for your time, effort, and for recognizing and helping to improve our research.

We look forward to further communication and collaboration with you in the future, and we hope to achieve more results in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine research with your guidance and support.

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest in this communication.

1. Liu X, Zhang J. Acupoints for headache with blood stasis syndrome: a literature study based on data mining technology [Letter]. J Pain Res. 2024;17:2713–2714. doi:10.2147/JPR.S490383

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