Modulatory effects of acupuncture on raphe nucleus-related brain circuits in patients with chronic neck pain: A randomized neuroimaging trial.

Xiao WangXi-Xiu NiXu OuyangYutong ZhangTao XuLinjia WangWenchuan QiMingsheng SunQian ZengZiwen WangHuaqiang LiaoXiaoyu GaoDehua LiLing Zhao

Published in: CNS neuroscience & therapeutics (2023)

These results demonstrated the effectiveness of TA in treating neck pain and suggested that it regulates CNP by reconfiguring the function of the raphe nucleus-related serotonergic system.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
systematic review
white matter
phase iii
resting state
phase ii
blood brain barrier
brain injury
cerebral ischemia
double blind