Chronic pain is a major health problem, which would impair life quality and reduce
productivity. Electroacupuncture (EA), a modality of medicine based on the theories of …

Acupoint is the key area for needling treatment, but its physiology is not yet understood.
Nociceptors, one of the responders in acupoints, are responsible for acupuncture …

Since 1990, tremendous progress in the medical sciences has precipitated significant
improvements in health care. However, with the aging of populations worldwide, more …

Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) impairs the endometrium receptivity during the
implantation window, resulting in a lower clinical pregnancy rate and a higher abortion rate …

Context: High ankle sprains are common in athletes who play contact sports. Most high
ankle sprains are treated nonsurgically with a rehabilitation program. Evidence Acquisition …

Administration of cocaine increases locomotor activity by enhancing dopamine transmission.
To explore the peripheral mechanisms underlying acupuncture treatment for drug addiction …

Acupuncture has been used to treat a variety of diseases and symptoms for more than 2,500
years. While a number of studies have shown that nerves are responsible for initiating the …

Acupuncture is shown to be effective in producing analgesia in ankle sprain pain in humans
and animals. To examine the underlying mechanisms of the acupuncture-induced …

AIM: To observe the analgesic effects of moxibustion in rats with chronic visceral
hyperalgesia and its influence on the concentration of dynorphin (Dyn) and endomorphin …

This study investigated whether and how electroacupuncture (EA) attenuates cold
hypersensitivity (allodynia) in a rat model of oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic pain. Cold …