PET in Acupuncture Effectiveness Assessment
V SPECT - Imaging, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
In an article e-published on June 6 ahead of print in Neuroimage, Harris et al. from the
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) reported on the use of PET to determine the effects and …
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) reported on the use of PET to determine the effects and …
Traditional Chinese acupuncture and placebo (sham) acupuncture are differentiated by their effects on μ-opioid receptors (MORs)
Controversy remains regarding the mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia. A prevailing
theory, largely unproven in humans, is that it involves the activation of endogenous opioid …
theory, largely unproven in humans, is that it involves the activation of endogenous opioid …
Traditional Chinese acupuncture and placebo (sham) acupuncture are differentiated by their effects on μ-opioid receptors (MORs)
J Fleckenstein, RE Harris, JK Zubieta… - Deutsche Zeitschrift für …, 2009 - Elsevier
Controversy remains regarding the mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia. A prevailing
theory, largely unproven in humans, is that it involves the activation of endogenous opioid …
theory, largely unproven in humans, is that it involves the activation of endogenous opioid …
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Acupuncture as a component of East-Asian medical systems has been used to treat pain for
over two millennia however the cellular and molecular constituents of this therapy remain …
over two millennia however the cellular and molecular constituents of this therapy remain …
A mulitmodal study of acupuncture analgesia using both fMRI and [11C] diprenorphine PET
1135 Objectives: This study assessed the effect of manual acupuncture (ACU) on pain
perception. A multimodal approach, using both fMRI and endogenous opioid peptide …
perception. A multimodal approach, using both fMRI and endogenous opioid peptide …
OA08. 02. Differential acute effects of real and sham acupuncture on mu-opioid receptor availability in treatment naive and conditioned chronic pain patients
Purpose Previous studies suggest acupuncture analgesic effects involve the release of
endogenous opioid peptides. We have previously shown that while both acupuncture and …
endogenous opioid peptides. We have previously shown that while both acupuncture and …
Acupuncture analgesia: A sensory stimulus induced analgesia observed by functional magnetic resonance imaging
Objective: Physiological evidence regarding acupuncture's effect in human patients is not
yet well established, despite considerable evidence for its therapeutic efficacy. Besides …
yet well established, despite considerable evidence for its therapeutic efficacy. Besides …
A combined [11C] diprenorphine PET study and fMRI study of acupuncture analgesia
DD Dougherty, J Kong, M Webb, AA Bonab… - Behavioural brain …, 2008 - Elsevier
Functional neuroimaging studies suggest that a lateral network in the brain is associated
with the sensory aspects of pain perception while a medial network is associated with …
with the sensory aspects of pain perception while a medial network is associated with …
Do the neural correlates of acupuncture and placebo effects differ?
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese healing modality with putative therapeutic effects for
clinical pain management. However, it is often dismissed by mainstream allopathic medicine …
clinical pain management. However, it is often dismissed by mainstream allopathic medicine …
Acupuncture-related modulation of pain-associated brain networks during electrical pain stimulation: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study
N Theysohn, KE Choi, ER Gizewski, M Wen… - The Journal of …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Findings of existing functional MRI (fMRI) studies on the neural mechanisms that
mediate effects of acupuncture analgesia are inconsistent. This study analyzes the effects of …
mediate effects of acupuncture analgesia are inconsistent. This study analyzes the effects of …