Chronic Pain Management and Acupuncture

Written By: Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II Date: December 17th, 2009. Topic: Member Blogs.

A recent study this year by Richard E. Harris, Ph.D., and others at the University of Michigan’s Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center has determined that acupuncture increase’s the human brain’s ability to regulate pain. The determination was made using PET scans in a study of 20 women with fibromyalgia. The women used no pain drugs during the study.

Acupuncture increased the binding availability of mu-opoid receptors (MOR) in regions of the brain that process and dampen pain signals. The increased binding of these receptors was responsible for the reduction in pain. The Research Center states that further study hopes to combine acupuncture and pain killers in a more effective and safer therapy.

To learn more about this topic please check out my News and Research Post from May 2009 titled Chronic Pain Management and Acupuncture. After going to this link you will need to scroll down the page to that title.

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