Acupuncture-Related Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Narrative Review of Neuroimaging Studies
Yuzhu Qu,
Ying Peng,
Yan Xiong
et al.
Abstract:Acupuncture has been widely applied for treating knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Numerous studies have found that acupuncture can effectively alleviate KOA symptoms. With the advancement of neuroimaging techniques, integrating neuroimaging with indepth investigations of acupuncture mechanisms has emerged as a hot topic in traditional Chinese medical neuroscience research. This review aimed to analyze the study design and main findings from neuroimaging studies of acupuncture-related therapy for KOA to provide a ref… Show more
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