Progress in functional magnetic resonance imaging studies on acupuncture treatment for chronic low back pain
SU Dan
YANG Guan
ZHANG Chi
WANG Ziwen
WANG Wen
Abstract：Chronic low back pain ranks among the most prevalent forms of chronic pain in clinical settings and constitutes one of the major causes resulting in global disability or diminished productivity,ultimately imposing substantial economic and social burdens on patients and their families.The common treatment methods of chronic low back pain include medications,physiotherapy,traditional Chinese acupuncture,etc.,but there is no objective evaluation methods and unified standard for the treatment effect of chronic low back pain.Functional magnetic resonance imaging analysis is frequently employed in the diagnosis and efficacy assessment of functional nervous system diseases and chronic pain.This article undertakes a review of the recent functional magnetic resonance imaging studies on acupuncture treatment for chronic low back pain with the aim of providing an objective efficacy evaluation basis for acupuncture treatment of chronic low back pain and also proffering possible research directions for subsequent studies.
Keywords：chronic low back painacupuncturefunctional magnetic resonance imaging
Publication Date：2025-01-27
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 109-113 )