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Research StudyChronic Pain

Mechanistic Insights into Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome via Integrated Network Topology and Bioinformatics Analysis.

Acupuncture targets 655 shared molecular pathways in CP/CPPS, primarily regulating inflammatory cytokines (IL6, IL1B, TN…

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Meta-AnalysisChronic Pain

Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for Pain in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.

Acupuncture significantly reduced pain intensity in NSCLC patients compared to medical treatments (SMD=-1.33) while demo…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Pathophysiological mechanisms of post-exertional malaise: an integrative analysis based on the metabolism-immune-neuro interaction model.

Post-exertional malaise results from a self-perpetuating cycle of mitochondrial dysfunction, systemic immune activation,…

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Sarcopenia as a risk factor for incident pain in Chinese middle-aged and older adults: longitudinal evidence from the CHARLS cohort.

Sarcopenia independently predicts a 52% increased risk of developing new pain in middle-aged and older Chinese adults, w…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Personalized Multimodal and Opioid-Sparing Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Management: Enhancing Recovery and Addressing the Post-Discharge Gap.

Acupuncture is identified as an evidence-based non-pharmacologic intervention within multimodal, opioid-sparing Enhanced…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Trends in Opioids and Nonpharmacologic Pain Management Among U.S. Cancer Survivors, 2011-2020.

Multimodal pain treatment combining opioids and nonpharmacologic therapies (including acupuncture) among U.S. cancer sur…

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Understanding Primary Care Providers' Decisions to Recommend Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies: A Qualitative Analysis.

Primary care providers' knowledge of complementary therapy effectiveness for specific health conditions was the primary …

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Nanocomposite hydrogel acupoint therapy for sustained pregabalin delivery and long-term neuropathic pain relief.

Acupoint injection of pregabalin-loaded nanocomposite hydrogel at GB30 provided sustained neuropathic pain relief for up…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Auricular Acupuncture for Symptom Management in Inpatient Palliative Care.

Auricular acupuncture produced statistically significant improvements in pain, nausea, dyspnea, and anxiety scores among…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Oxytocin for chronic pain and acupuncture analgesia.

Oxytocin demonstrates strong analgesic properties and may serve as a key biological mechanism underlying acupuncture's p…

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Research StudyChronic Pain

Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in Women: Clinical Covariates and Comorbidity Patterns.

Women with chronic pelvic pain syndrome showed significantly higher rates of prior pelvic surgery (72% vs. 45%), constip…

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The P2X7 Purinergic Receptor Modulates Neuroimmune and Neuronal Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Neuropathic Pain.

P2X7 purinergic receptor activation drives neuropathic pain through neuroimmune signaling, and specific antagonists (A43…

Journal of visualized expe…Read More →

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