Review Article

The Status of the Quality Control in Neuroimaging Studies of Acupuncture Analgesia

Table 1

The diseases involved in neuroimaging studies of acupuncture analgesia.

DiseaseNumber of studies

Migraine27
Low back pain14
Knee osteoarthritis6
Carpal tunnel syndrome4
Primary dysmenorrhea4
Cervical spondylosis3
Headache2
Postoperative pain2
Sciatica2
Peripheral facial paralysis1
Irritable bowel syndrome1
Shoulder pain1
Thalamic pain1
Fibromyalgia1
Rheumatoid arthritis1
Endometriosis1
Pancreatitis1
Phalangeal osteoarthritis1
Unspecified1