Medical Acupuncture Vol. 32, No. 1CME ArticleFree Access Genia Dubrovsky, Don Ha, Anne-Laure Thomas, Minji Zhu, John Hubacher, Tatsuo Itoh, and James C.Y. Dunn Published Online:3 Feb 2020https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2019.1381 Abstract Background: Neuropathic intestinal disorders continue to pose a significant burden, and current treatment options do not target the underlying cellular deficiencies. The goal of this study […]
Independent Risk Factors for Low Quality of Life in Middle-Aged and Elderly People Imagama, Shiro MD, PhD∗; Ando, Kei MD, PhD∗; Kobayashi, Kazuyoshi MD, PhD∗; Seki, Taisuke MD, PhD∗; Hamada, Takashi MD, PhD∗; Machino, Masaaki MD∗; Ota, Kyotaro MD∗; Tanaka, Satoshi MD∗; Morozumi, Masayoshi MD∗; Kanbara, Shunsuke MD∗; Ito, Sadayuki MD∗; Ishiguro, Naoki MD, PhD∗; […]
Medical Acupuncture Vol. 30, No. 4 Alexandra Dimitrova Published Online:1 Aug 2018 https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2018.1297 Abstract Objectives: This work follows-up on a systematic review, published in 2017, of acupuncture for the treatment of mono- and polyneuropathy and associated symptoms. Previously reviewed trials of acupuncture for neuropathy primarily used acupuncture points in close proximity to underlying nerves. Further […]
MAY 19, 2017 Successful management of neuropathic pain remains elusive despite the variety of pharmacologic classes prescribed to treat it, new research suggests. Furthermore, the actual evidence supporting drugs used on an everyday basis is remarkably deficient, according to Richard W. Rosenquist, MD, the study’s author and chairman of the Department of Pain Management at […]
March 20, 2017 The Journal of Pain TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this study, 369 patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy and stable HbA1c scores <11% were randomized to receive a one-time, 30-minute application of the 8% capsaicin patch or a placebo patch to a painful area on the foot. Patients then reported pain and sleep at […]
J Child Neurol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 Aug 7. Published in final edited form as: J Child Neurol. 2013 Aug; 28(8): 993–1001. Published online 2013 May 16. doi: 10.1177/0883073813487595 PMCID: PMC4124736 NIHMSID: NIHMS506894 Susan A. Masino, Ph.D.* and David N. Ruskin, Ph.D. Abstract Ketogenic diets are well-established as a successful anticonvulsant therapy. Based […]
Steven P Cohen BMJ 2014;348:f7656 Abstract Neuropathic pain can develop after nerve injury, when deleterious changes occur in injured neurons and along nociceptive and descending modulatory pathways in the central nervous system. The myriad neurotransmitters and other substances involved in the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain also play a part in other neurobiological disorders. This […]
Diagnosis and Treatment Francesca Magrinelli; Giampietro Zanette; Stefano Tamburin Pract Neurol. 2013;13(5):292-307. Abstract Neuropathic pain (NP) develops as a consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory pathways in the peripheral or central nervous system, and occurs in many neurological diseases (eg, peripheral neuropathy, radiculopathy, spinal cord injury, stroke and multiple sclerosis). It affects […]