Recent advances in acupuncture for pain relief
Although the quality of supportive evidence is heterogeneous, acupuncture's potential cost-effectiveness and low risk profile under standardized techniques suggest consideration as a neuromodulatory and practical nonpharmacological pain therapy.
Authors
- Qiufu Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7896-7914)
- Vitaly Napadow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1941-1750)
- Supranee Niruthisard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-7780)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (US)
- King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (TH)
- Westlake University (CN)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PAIN Reports
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pr9.0000000000001188
- Citations
- 15
- Primary Topic
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.74