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Research StudyChronic Pain

Stage-Specific Mechanisms of Manual Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture in Inflammatory Pain: A Time-Dependent Review.

Acupuncture mechanisms shift across three inflammatory pain stages, progressing from immediate pain pathway modulation i…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Integrated Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine Approaches for Herpes Zoster and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia: A Narrative Review.

Integrated Western-TCM approaches for herpes zoster demonstrated faster rash healing, greater acute pain reduction, and …

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Research StudyChronic Pain

[Regulation of PINK1/Parkin-mediated hippocampal neuronal mitophagy with Shugan Tiaoshen acupuncture for alleviating chronic inflammatory pain and depression comorbidity].

Electroacupuncture using the Shugan Tiaoshen protocol significantly improved both pain thresholds and depressive behavio…

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chines…Read More →
Research StudyChronic Pain

["Shugan Tiaoshen" acupuncture improves chronic inflammatory pain and depression comorbidity by inhibiting ferroptosis of hippocampal neurons].

"Shugan Tiaoshen" acupuncture at GV24+, GV20, LI4, and LR3 significantly improved both chronic inflammatory pain and dep…

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Systematic ReviewChronic Pain

A systematic review of the pain-related emotional and cognitive impairments in chronic inflammatory pain induced by CFA injection and its mechanism.

Chronic inflammatory pain induced by CFA consistently produces anxiety, depression, and cognitive impairments through he…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

The relationship between abnormal glucose metabolism and chronic pain.

Acupuncture and electroacupuncture can alleviate chronic pain by reversing abnormal glucose metabolism in pain-processin…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Electroacupuncture at 5/100 Hz alleviates neuropathic pain in rats by inhibiting the CCL3/CCR5 axis in the spinal cord.

Electroacupuncture at 5/100 Hz significantly reduced neuropathic pain in rats by downregulating the CCL3/CCR5 chemokine …

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Involvement of the astroglial glutamate-glutamine cycle in the analgesic effects of electroacupuncture in a rat model of chronic neuropathic pain.

Electroacupuncture reversed neuropathic pain by upregulating astrocytic glutamate transporters GLAST and GLT-1, thereby …

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Dry Needling and Acupuncture in Treatment of Dance-Related Injuries, MD, and PT Perspectives.

Acupuncture and dry needling improve dancer function through two mechanisms: enhancing tissue perfusion via vasomotor co…

Physical medicine and reha…Read More →
Meta-AnalysisChronic Pain

Western medical acupuncture techniques for pain management in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Western medical acupuncture techniques significantly reduced pain scores in athletes both when used alone and when combi…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Effects of running speed on the probability of meniscal failure in the knee joint: based on finite element analysis and the Weibull failure model.

Meniscal failure risk is more strongly associated with the frequency of stress applications than stress magnitude, makin…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Chronic pain in mental disorders: An umbrella review of the prevalence, risk factors, and treatments across 957,168 people with mental disorders and 16,606,910 controls.

Acupuncture combined with medication significantly reduced chronic pain in patients with mental disorders (MD=-1.06, 95%…

European psychiatry : the …Read More →

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