یک بررسی عملکرد عصبی عاملی بر تأثیرات احتمالی بر پاسخ درد در بیماران مبتلا به استئوآرتریت زانو

To investigate the neural mechanisms underlying pain modulation, we used an expectancy manipulation model and fMRI to study response to heat pain stimuli before and after verum or sham acupuncture treatment in chronic pain patients. Both relieve pain and each is each associated with a distinct pattern of brain activation.