Background: Sciatica and low back pain are prevalent clinical types of neuropathic pain that significantly impair patients' quality of life. Conventional therapies often lack effectiveness, making these conditions challenging to treat. Electroacupuncture (EA) is an effective physiotherapy for pain relief.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) is a diabetic complication that causes severe pain and deeply impacts the quality of the sufferer's daily life. Currently, contemporary clinical treatments for DNP generally exhibit a deficiency in effectiveness. Electroacupuncture (EA) is recognized as a highly effective and safe treatment for DNP with few side effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the predictive value of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) for the efficacy of closed reduction combined with over-extension reduction technique (PVP) in managing thoracolumbar spinal compression fractures.
Methods: Data were collected from 125 patients who underwent closed reduction with PVP and SEP monitoring from February 2021 to July 2023. We evaluated surgery success rates, incidence of bone cement leakage, and patient recovery outcomes including vertebral anterior height, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Cobb angle restoration.
Diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) is a frequent complication of diabetes. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II α (CaMKIIα), a multi-functional serine/threonine kinase subunit, is mainly located in the surface layer of the spinal cord dorsal horn (SCDH) and the primary sensory neurons in dorsal root ganglion (DRG). Numerous studies have indicated electroacupuncture (EA) takes effect in various kinds of pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Currently, acupuncture for shoulder pain has been widely used in clinical and scientific research worldwide, but the bibliometric literature on acupuncture for shoulder pain is still scarce. This study reviews the application of acupuncture in the treatment of shoulder pain over the past 15 years, to analyze the current state of research, research hotspots, and trends. The article can also provide a reference for future research.
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