Browse the latest research summaries in the field of alternative medicine for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2024 • May 2, 2024
This study investigates the therapeutic effect of Iridoid-rich fraction derived from Valeriana jatamansi Jones (IRFV) on spinal cord injury (SCI) and its underlying mechanism, focusing on axonal regen...
KEY FINDING: IRFV significantly enhanced motor function recovery, reduced pathological injury, and facilitated axonal regeneration in SCI rats.
Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2024 • July 29, 2024
We found that PHI exerted anti- neuroinflammatory effects by inactivating the NF-κB signaling pathway by targeting TLR4. PHI can efficiently prevent microglial activation and the subsequent neuroinfla...
KEY FINDING: PHI significantly inhibited the inflammatory response and neuronal apoptosis while enhancing axonal regeneration and improving motor function recovery in vivo.
Heliyon, 2024 • August 6, 2024
The study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on acute inflammatory nerve root injury by regulating lymphatic function, using a mouse model of L5 nerve root compression. Key fin...
KEY FINDING: Acupuncture increased the mechanical pain threshold in mice with nerve root injury, suggesting a pain-relieving effect.
Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2024 • September 24, 2024
The study investigates the efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA) in mitigating neuropathic pain (NPP) in mice by examining the role of adenosine A3 receptors (Adora-3) in the central nervous system. EA ...
KEY FINDING: EA upregulates Adora-3 and CD73 expression while inhibiting ADA expression in the spinal cord dorsal horn (SCDH) of mice with spared nerve injury (SNI)-induced neuropathic pain.
Medicine, 2024 • December 1, 2024
This retrospective study evaluated the clinical efficacy of combined electroacupuncture and moxibustion for the treatment of neurogenic bladder in patients with spinal cord injury. The study found tha...
KEY FINDING: The study group (electroacupuncture combined with moxibustion) showed significantly greater improvement in bladder function compared to the control group (electroacupuncture alone).
Front. Neurosci., 2024 • December 11, 2024
This study investigates the analgesic effects of Dahuang Fuzi Decoction (DF) on neuropathic pain (NeP) using a rat model of chronic sciatic nerve compression injury (CCI). The research combines chemic...
KEY FINDING: DF treatment significantly increased the mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) in CCI rats, indicating its analgesic effect.
Medicine, 2025 • January 1, 2025
This study investigates the role and efficacy of acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy during the recovery phase of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury. Posttreatment assessments rev...
KEY FINDING: Acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy led to significant improvements in residual urine volume and detrusor pressure compared to rehabilitation therapy alone.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2024 • December 31, 2024
This study uses visualization software VOSviewer and CiteSpace to provide the current status and trends in SNI of acupuncture over the past decade and predicts potential research frontiers and hot dir...
KEY FINDING: Acupuncture combined with drug therapy, physical therapy, and rehabilitation training can comprehensively improve the treatment effect for sciatic nerve injury.
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 2025 • February 11, 2025
This study investigated the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats, focusing on the role of urocortin 2 (UCN2) and the cAMP-PKA signaling pathway. EA treatment improved...
KEY FINDING: EA treatment significantly improved behavioral scores and hind-limb locomotion in rats with SCI at 7, 14, and 28 days post-injury.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This study aimed to determine the effect and mechanism of acupuncture combined with moxibustion (AM) treatment on spinal cord injury (SCI) recovery in rats. The results demonstrated that AM treatment ...
KEY FINDING: Acupuncture combined with moxibustion (AM) treatment significantly improved hindlimb motor function in SCI rats compared to the SCI group.