Universidade Federal do Ceará
Grupo de Atenção Integral e Pesquisa em Acupuntura e Medicina Tradicional Chinesa – GAIPA UFC

Neurofisiologia

Neurofisiologia da dor

• Graven-Nielsen T. Mechanisms and manifestations in musculoskeletal pain: from experimental to clinical pain settings. Pain. 2022 Nov 1;163(Suppl 1):S29-S45. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35984370/>.
• Kosek E et al. Chronic nociplastic pain affecting the musculoskeletal system: clinical criteria and grading system. Pain. 2021 Nov 1;162(11):2629-2634. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33974577/>.
• Chimenti RL, Frey-Law LA, Sluka KA. A Mechanism-Based Approach to Physical Therapist Management of Pain. Phys Ther. 2018 May 1;98(5):302-314. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29669091/>.
• MacPherson H et al. Unanticipated Insights into Biomedicine from the Study of Acupuncture. J Altern Complement Med. 2016 Feb;22(2):101-7. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26745452/>.

Ponto de Acupuntura

• Li F et al. What is the Acupoint? A preliminary review of Acupoints. Pain Med. 2015 Oct;16(10):1905-15. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25975413/>.

Neuroanatomia dos Pontos de Acupuntura

• Chapple W. Proposed catalog of the neuroanatomy and the stratified anatomy for the 361 acupuncture points of 14 channels. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2013 Oct;6(5):270-4. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24139465/>; Appendix A. Supplementary material <https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S2005290113000022-mmc1.pdf>.
• Cheng KJ. Neuroanatomical characteristics of acupuncture points: relationship between their anatomical locations and traditional clinical indications. Acupunct Med. 2011 Dec;29(4):289-94. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22002963/>.

Grandes meridianos

• Shaw V al. Hiding in Plain Sight-ancient Chinese anatomy. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2022 May;305(5):1201-1214. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32875736/>.
• Shaw V, Mclennan AK. Was acupuncture developed by Han Dynasty Chinese anatomists? Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2016 May;299(5):643-59. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26861920/>.

Estudos com Ressonância Nuclear Magnética Funcional (fMRI)

• Zhang J et al. Effect of auricular acupuncture on neuroplasticity of stroke patients with motor dysfunction: A fNIRS study. Neurosci Lett. 2023 Aug 24;812:137398. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37468089/>.
• Kelly NF et al. Functional connectivity patterns are altered by low back pain and cause different responses to sham and real dry needling therapies: a systematic review of fMRI studies. Physiother Theory Pract. 2022 Dec 9:1-18. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36484262/>.
• Yeh CH et al. Dynamic Brain Activity Following Auricular Point Acupressure in Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy: A Pilot Longitudinal Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Glob Adv Health Med. 2020 Feb 13;9:2164956120906092. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32110475/>.
• Chae Y et al. Inserting needles into the body: a meta-analysis of brain activity associated with acupuncture needle stimulation. J Pain. 2013 Mar;14(3):215-22. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23395475/>.
• Cho SY et al. fMRI study of effect on brain activity according to stimulation method at LI11, ST36: painful pressure and acupuncture stimulation of same acupoints. J Altern Complement Med. 2010 Apr;16(4):489-95. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20423217/>.