Exploring traditional acupuncture point selection patterns for pain control: data mining of randomised controlled clinical trials.

Ye-Chae HwangIn-Seon LeeYeonhee RyuMyeong Soo LeeYounbyoung Chae

Published in: Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society (2020)

Our findings suggest that local and segmental/extra-segmental neuromodulation appear to be the most common phenomena for pain control in acupuncture research. Analysis of information on point selection using a data-driven approach may unveil the hidden patterns of traditional acupuncture point utilisation in clinical practice.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
clinical trial
clinical practice
pain management
neuropathic pain
electronic health record
healthcare
study protocol
health information
spinal cord injury
spinal cord
machine learning
artificial intelligence
deep learning
double blind