Effect of electroacupuncture at homotopic and heterotopic acupoints on abdominal pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Effect of electroacupuncture at homotopic and heterotopic acupoints on abdominal pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Acupuncture has been widely applied in the clinic to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but the underlying mechanism remains unknown. Diffuse noxious inhibitory control (DNIC) is deficient in patients with IBS, which attenuates the systemic analgesic effect elicited by noxious...

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Main Authors: Yanhui Peng, Hui You, Xiaoman Chen, Yanbing Chen, Yiling Yang, Jianpeng Huang, Nenggui Xu, Jianhua Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Electroacupuncture
IBS
DNIC
Homotopic acupoints
Heterotopic acupoints
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2948-1

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