ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2022
Tuina for peripherally-induced neuropathic pain: A review of analgesic mechanism.
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- Effects of Acupuncture-Combined Tuina on Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Trial
- Stretching-Relaxation-Adjustment Manipulation versus Conventional Tuina for Non-Myelopathic Cervical Spondylosis: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Trial
- Self-Administered Acupressure for Probable Knee Osteoarthritis in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Traditional Chinese Manual Therapy (Tuina) relieves neuropathic pain by regulating neuroplasticity: A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2026Article
- Massage Regulates Brain Plasticity in Chronic Sciatic Nerve Compression Injury Rats: A Study Based on Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- MASSAG model: Towards an integrative neuroscience framework linking emotional trauma, pain, and mechanisms of force-based manipulations.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2026Review
- Tuina therapy alleviates neuropathic pain by modulating the CX3CL1/CX3CR1 axis to inhibit degradation of the perineuronal nets.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2026Article
- Manual Massage Therapy for Neuropathic Pain: Clinical Evidence and Mechanistic Insights.Pain research & management · 2026Review
- Biomechanical optimization of rolling manipulation for lumbar muscle strain: a study protocol of cerebral hemodynamic responses and clinical efficacy using fNIRS.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Mechanosensitive Ion Channels and Neuroplasticity in Tuina Therapy: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.Neural plasticity · 2026Review
- Comparative Effects of Acupuncture Combined with Tuina versus Acupuncture Alone for Lumbar Disc Herniation.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Tuina Inhibits Synaptic Plasticity Through the Astrocytic NDRG2/GLT-1 Pathway to Alleviate Neuropathic Pain.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Interleukin-Mediated Inflammatory Pathways and Nerve Injury in Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Narrative Review.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
- Combined pulse radiofrequency and selective nerve root block for lumbar disc herniation-related neuropathic pain: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Tuina ameliorates sleep disturbances in PCPA-treated rats through Piezo1-mediated calcium signaling.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Tuina Analgesia Is Associated With the Modulation of the NCOA4-Mediated Ferroautophagy-Ferroptosis Pathway in SNL-Induced Neuropathic Pain Rats.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Application of traditional Chinese medicine integrated therapy based on Tuina and herbal medicine in pediatric diarrhea.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Review
- Tuina promotes nerve myelin regeneration in SNI rats through Piezo1/YAP/TAZ pathway.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Exploring the mechanism of analgesic effect of Tuina on alleviating delayed muscle soreness in exercise-induced muscle damaged rats: a combined transcriptome- and non-targeted metabolome-based analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Combined trigger point acupuncture knife and traditional Chinese medicine split-tendon massage for shoulder periarthritis: improved function and quality of life.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
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Abstract
Peripherally-induced neuropathic pain (pNP) is a kind of NP that is common, frequent, and difficult to treat. Tuina, also known as massage and manual therapy, has been used to treat pain in China for thousands of years. It has been clinically proven to be effective in the treatment of pNP caused by cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, etc. However, its analgesic mechanism is still not clear and has been the focus of research. In this review, we summarize the existing research progress, so as to provide guidance for clinical and basic studies. The analgesic mechanism of tuina is mainly manifested in suppressing peripheral inflammation by regulating the TLR4 pathway and miRNA, modulating ion channels (such as P2X3 and piezo), inhibiting the activation of glial cells, and adjusting the brain functional alterations. Overall, tuina has an analgesic effect by acting on different levels of targets, and it is an effective therapy for the treatment of pNP. It is necessary to continue to study the mechanism of tuina analgesia.
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