Background Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a debilitating complication of herpes zoster,
characterized by persistent neuropathic pain that significantly impairs patients' quality of life …

Previous studies have reported relationships between exercise and pain. However, little is
known about how aggressive exercise modulates individuals' responses to their own and …

Herpes zoster (HZ) brings a significant economic burden. The HZ vaccine was introduced in
China for the first time in 2020, and there is a lack of up-to-date information on the …

Aging is generally associated with declining somatosensory function, which seems at odds
with the high prevalence of chronic pain in older people. This discrepancy is partly related to …

Background The neurocutaneous disease caused by the reactivation of varicella-zoster
virus (VZV) is called herpes zoster (HZ). The virus remains in the spinal cord back root after …

Neuropathic pain is a chronic illness that originates when abnormal functioning in the
nervous system is observed or if the nervous system, including peripheral nerves, spinal …

The ascending arousal system plays a crucial role in individuals' consciousness. Recently,
advanced functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has made it possible to investigate …

Introduction Tuina is currently one of the popular complementary and alternative methods of
rehabilitation therapy. Tuina can improve patients' pain and mobility function. However, the …

The purpose of this study was to explore the resting-state functional connectivity (FC)
changes among the pain matrix and other brain regions in herpes zoster (HZ) and …

Pain is a pervasive symptom in lung cancer patients during the onset of the disease. This
study aims to investigate the connectivity disruption patterns of the whole-brain functional …