Upon receipt in the dorsal horn (DH) of the spinal cord, nociceptive (pain-signalling)
information from the viscera, skin and other organs is subject to extensive processing by a …

Acupuncture has been accepted to effectively treat chronic pain by inserting needles into the
specific “acupuncture points”(acupoints) on the patient's body. During the last decades, our …

Neuropathic pain is a chronic debilitating disease characterized by mechanical allodynia
and spontaneous pain. Because symptoms are often unresponsive to conventional methods …

Much research has been undertaken in the field of pain in an attempt to find an effective
treatment. Insights into the underlying mechanisms of pain have been gained from studies …

Central pain below the injury level after spinal cord injury is excruciating, chronic and
resistive to treatment. Animal studies suggest that pretreatment may prevent central pain, but …

Recent studies showed the therapeutic effect of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) after
spinal cord injury (SCI). In the present study, we compared the effect of systemic and local …

Behavioral outcome in rats with spinal cord injury (SCI) is the most important factor for
evaluating the extent of injury and treatment efficacy. For this purpose, a number of …

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) results in some serious neurophysiological consequences
that alter healthy body functions and devastate the quality of living of individuals. To find a …

Central nervous system (CNS) pathologies, such as stroke and spinal cord injury, remain
debilitating issues due to the inhibitory environment in the CNS. Many research works have …

The condition of pain after spinal cord injury (SCI) affects the life quality of nearly 70% of
individuals with SCI. Clinical studies over the past decade have provided important insights …