Acupuncture Enhances Dorsal Raphe Functional Connectivity in Knee Osteoarthritis With Chronic Pain

Acupuncture Enhances Dorsal Raphe Functional Connectivity in Knee Osteoarthritis With Chronic Pain

IntroductionKnee osteoarthritis is a common disease in the elderly. Patients suffer from long-term chronic pain and reduced life quality. Acupuncture has been proven to be an effective treatment for KOA. However, the neural mechanism of acupuncture is unclear, so far. Periaqueductal gray (PAG) and r...

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Main Authors: Nan Gao, Haiping Shi, Sheng Hu, Bixiang Zha, Aihong Yuan, Jianhua Shu, Yinqiu Fan, Jin Bai, Hongyu Xie, Jingcheng Cui, Xiaoxiao Wang, Chuanfu Li, Bensheng Qiu, Jun Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
functional magnetic resonance imaging
chronic pain
acupuncture
functional connectivity
knee osteoarthritis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.813723/full

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