Journal of Acupuncture Research

Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society (대한침구의학회)
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The Recent Study on Pain Modulation of Acupuncture

침의 통증 조절에 관한 최근 연구 동향

  • Kim, Jong-Yoon (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Kangnam Kyung-Hee Korean Hospital, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Koh, Hyeong-Gyun (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Nam, Sang-Soo (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Kangnam Kyung-Hee Korean Hospital, Kyung-Hee University)
  • 김종윤 (경희대학교 강남경희한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 고형균 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 남상수 (경희대학교 강남경희한방병원 침구과)
  • Published : 2006.02.20
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Abstract

Objectives : To research the recent trends of study related to pain modulation of acupuncture. Methods : We searched the resent study related to pain modulation of acupuncture. Results & Conclusion : 1) Early studies demonstrated that the analgesic effects of acupuncture are mediated by opioid peptides in the periaqueductal gray. Recent evidences show that nitric oxide plays an important role in mediating the cardiovascular responses to acupuncture stimulation through gracile nucleus-thalamic pathway. 2) Recent evidences show that acupuncture stimulate gene expression related to pain. 3) By using functional magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography, recent study suggest that acupuncture has regionally specific, quantifiable effects on pain-relevant brain structures.

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