Global trends of acupuncture clinical research on analgesia from 2010 to 2023: a bibliometric and visualization analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyObjectiveAcupuncture, acknowledged as a potent non-pharmacological therapy, is frequently employed to alleviate pain. Despite its widespread use, there has been a lack of overarching bibliometric analysis of clinical research on acupuncture analgesia. We
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Optimizing Postoperative Analgesia After Perianal Abscess Surgery Using Ultrasound-Guided Pudendal Nerve Block Combined with Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Journal of Pain ResearchCui Zhang,1,2,* Junyi Yang,1,2,* Linhua Feng,1,2 Xizhong Zhao,1,2 Ping Tang1,2 1Department of Anorectal Surgery, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China ...
Zhang C, Yang J, Feng L, Zhao X, Tang P
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Acupuncture Analgesia in Patients With Traumatic Rib Fractures: A Randomized-Controlled Trial. [PDF]
Front Med (Lausanne), 2022 Liu CT +7 more
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GABRB3 Gene Polymorphisms Influences the Analgesic Response to Acupuncture Treatment in Patients With Chronic Knee Pain: A Randomized Controlled Neuroimaging Transcriptomics Study. [PDF]
FASEB JStudy on KOA chronic knee pain patients shows GABRB3 rs4906902 polymorphism influences acupuncture analgesic efficacy, related to gray matter volume and gene expression in pain‐modulating brain regions. ABSTRACT The mechanisms underlying individual variability in acupuncture analgesia among patients with chronic pain remain unclear.
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Presence of caffeine reversibly interferes with efficacy of acupuncture-induced analgesia [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Acupuncture is an alternative treatment for wide spectrum chronic pain. However, its validity remains controversial due to the disputed efficacy assessed in various clinical studies.
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The real-time detection of acupuncture-induced extracellular ATP mobilization in acupoints and exploration of its role in acupuncture analgesia. [PDF]
Purinergic Signal, 2023 Zuo WM +10 more
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Acupuncture as analgesia for low back pain, ankle sprain and migraine in emergency departments: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Trials, 2011 Background Pain is the most common reason that patients present to an emergency department (ED) and is often inadequately managed. Evidence suggests that acupuncture is effective for pain relief, yet it is rarely practiced in the ED.
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Activation of Subcutaneous Mast Cells in Acupuncture Points Triggers Analgesia [PDF]
Cells, 2022 Lina Wang +8 more
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Acupuncture-Analgesia-Mediated Alleviation of Central Sensitization. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2019 Lai HC, Lin YW, Hsieh CL.
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Methodology for Studying Cortical Dynamics Underlying Acupuncture Analgesia
World Journal of Traditional Chinese MedicineObjective: Acupuncture has gained global recognition primarily for its effectiveness in pain relief. Current understanding of its neural regulation mainly covers the spinal cord and subcortical nuclei, with little evidence from the cortical regions ...
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