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Tuina therapy promotes behavioral improvement and brain plasticity in rats with peripheral nerve injury and repair

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العنوان: Tuina therapy promotes behavioral improvement and brain plasticity in rats with peripheral nerve injury and repair
المؤلفون: Shu‐Jie Ma, Jun‐Peng Zhang, Xu‐Yun Hua, Jia‐Jia Wu, Mou‐Xiong Zheng, Jian‐Guang Xu
المصدر: Brain and Behavior, Vol 13, Iss 9, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
بيانات النشر: Wiley, 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
مصطلحات موضوعية: cortical plasticity, functional magnetic resonance imaging, manipulation, massage, peripheral nerve injury, tuina, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571
الوصف: Abstract Introduction Tuina is currently one of the popular complementary and alternative methods of rehabilitation therapy. Tuina can improve patients' pain and mobility function. However, the underlying physiological mechanism remains largely unknown, which might limit its further popularization in clinical practice. The aim of this study is to explore the short‐term and long‐term changes in brain functional activity following Tuina intervention for peripheral nerve injury repair. Methods A total of 16 rats were equally divided into the intervention group and the control group. Rats in the intervention group received Tuina therapy applying on the gastrocnemius muscle of the right side for 4 months following sciatic nerve transection and immediate repair, while the control group received nerve transection and repair only. The block‐design functional magnetic resonance imaging scan was applied in both groups at 1 and 4 months after the surgery. During the scan, both the injured and intact hindpaw was electrically stimulated according to a “boxcar” paradigm. Results When stimulating the intact hindpaw, the intervention group exhibited significantly lower activation in the somatosensory area, limbic/paralimbic areas, pain‐regulation areas, and basal ganglia compared to the control group, with only the prefrontal area showing higher activation. After 4 months of sciatic nerve injury, the control group exhibited decreased motor cortex activity compared to the activity observed at 1 month, and the intervention group demonstrated stronger bilateral motor cortex activity compared to the control group. Conclusion Tuina therapy on the gastrocnemius muscle of rats with sciatic nerve injury can effectively alleviate pain and maintain the motor function of the affected limb. In addition, Tuina therapy reduced the activation level of pain‐related brain regions and inhibited the decreased activity of the motor cortex caused by nerve injury, reflecting the impact of peripheral stimulation on brain plasticity.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2162-3279
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2162-3279
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.3174
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/b3812208aa4144aa9207c3ee1f306f79
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.b3812208aa4144aa9207c3ee1f306f79
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:21623279
DOI:10.1002/brb3.3174