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Select references on acupuncture and chronic pain relief

  1. ‘Recent advances in acupuncture for pain relief,’ Pain Reports, S. Niruthisard, Q. Ma, V. Napadow, 9 (2024), e1188

  2. ‘Effects and mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia mediated by afferent nerves in acupoint microenvironments,’ Frontiers in Neuroscience, Z. Fan, B. You, J. Wang, Y. Wu, S. Du, J. Li, K. Yao, Y. Li, S. Wang, Y. Gong, Y. Guo, and Z. Xu, 17:1239839 (2024)

  3. ‘Objectivization study of acupuncture Deqi and brain modulation mechanisms: a review,’ Frontiers in Neuroscience, Z. Zhong, L. Yao, Y. Z. Liu, Y. Wang, M. He, M. M. Sun, H. P. Huang, S. Q. Ma, H. Z. Zheng, M. Y. Li, X. Y. Zhang, D. Y. Cong, and H. F. Wang, 18:1386108 (2024)

  4. ‘Applications and underlying mechanism of acupuncture for the nerve repair after peripheral nerve injury: remodeling of nerve system,’ Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 17:1253438 (2023)

  5. ‘Acupuncture and its role in the treatment of migraine headaches,’ Neurol. Ther., I. Urits, M. Patel, M E. Putz, N. R. Monteferrante, D. Nguyen, D. An, E. M. Cornett, J. Hasoon, A. D. Kaye, and O. Viswanath, 9: 375-394 (2020)

  6. ‘Deciphering the biological effects of acupuncture treatment modulating multiple metabolism pathways,’ Nature Scientific Reports, A. Zhang, G. Yan, H. Sun, W. Cheng, X. Meng, L. Liu, N. Xie and X. Wang, 6, 19942 (2016)

Select references on advances in ultrasound-based neuromodulation

  1. ‘An emerging era: conformable ultrasound electronics,’ Advanced Materials, L. Zhang, W. Du, J. H. Kim, C. C. Yu, and C. Dagdeviren, 36, 2307664, (2024)

  2. ‘Clinical, safety, and engineering perspectives on wearable ultrasound technology: a review,’ IEEE Trans. Ultra. Ferro. Freq. Control, 71 (7), 730-744 (2024)

  3. ‘Noninvasive targeted modulation of pain circuits with focused ultrasonic waves,’ Pain Reports, T. S. Riis, D. A. Feldman, A. J. Losser, A. Okifuji, J. Kubanek, 165 (12), 2829-2839, (2024)

  4. ‘Peripheral focused ultrasound stimulation and its applications: from therapeutics to human-computer interaction,’ Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17:1115946 (2023)

What is chronic pain? What are they experiencing?

  1. Chronic pain affects over one-quarter of the United States population and is a prevalent complaint seen in outpatient medical clinics. See what the NIH has to say about Chronic Pain, Updated: 2024, A. M. Dydyk and T. Conermann

  2. Complementary health approaches can be very effective to help address chronic pain. See what the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) has to say about it.

Are you suffering from chronic pain and need support? Please reach out for help to any of the following organizations: California Department of Public Health, Stanford Medicine Division of Pain, or UCSF Center for Pain Medicine.

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