Effect of acupuncture on the modulation of functional brain regions in migraine: A meta-analysis of fMRI studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acupuncture, a traditional Chinese medicine therapy, is an effective migraine treatment, especially in improving pain. In recent years, many acupuncture brain imaging studies have found significant changes in brain function following acupuncture treatment of migraine, providing a new perspective to elucidate the mechanism of action of acupuncture.

Objective

To analyse and summarize the effects of acupuncture on the modulation of specific patterns of brain region activity changes in migraine patients, thus providing a mechanism for treating migraine by acupuncture.

Methods

Chinese and English articles published up to May 2022 were searched in three English databases (PubMed, Embase and Cochrane) and four Chinese databases (China national knowledge infrastruc

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10031106 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature