In the last decade, preclinical investigations of electroacupuncture mechanisms on
persistent tissue injury (inflammatory), nerve injury (neuropathic), cancer, and visceral pain …

Inflammatory pain is caused by peripheral tissue injury and inflammation. Inflammation
leads to peripheral sensitization, which may further cause central sensitization, resulting in …

Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) and associated signaling pathways have
been reported to be increased in inflammatory pain signaling. There are accumulating …

There is accumulating evidence supporting electroacupuncture's (EA) therapeutic effects. In
mice, local EA reliably attenuates inflammatory pain and increases the transient receptor …

Research supports the effectiveness of acupuncture for conditions such as chronic low back
and knee pain. In a five-patient pilot study the modality also improved the symptoms of …

BACKGROUND: Several studies have addressed the expression of transient receptor
potential vanilloid subfamily 1 (TRPV1) playing an important role in the generation of cancer …

This paper is the thirty-fourth consecutive installment of the annual review of research
concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2011 …

Purpose: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a treatment for advanced knee osteoarthritis. Since
postoperative pain affects rehabilitation, this study aimed to determine whether …

Background Electroacupuncture has been elicited to effectively alleviate the pain sensation.
Preemptive analgesic effect of pre-electroacupuncture has also been suggested in recent …

Patients with chronic overlapping pain conditions have decreased levels of catechol-O-
methyltransferase (COMT), an enzyme that metabolizes catecholamines. Consistent with …