BackgroundChronic pain (CP) is a public health challenge recognized as involving large-scale functional brain dysregulation. Acupuncture is widely used as a non-pharmacological intervention for CP, yet its central mechanisms remain incompletely understood. fMRI provides an approach for investigating acupuncture-related brain alterations in CP.MethodsEight databases were searched from inception to…
BackgroundGastrointestinal and psychological symptoms jointly motivate patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to seek medical care, with the latter often exacerbating the difficulty of achieving overall improvement. Although acupuncture has been shown to improve gastrointestinal symptoms in the general IBS population, the evidence in individuals with psychological disturbances remains insuf…
