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Article: Comparison of electroacupuncture in restrained and unrestrained rat models

TitleComparison of electroacupuncture in restrained and unrestrained rat models
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Issue Date2013
PublisherHindawi Publishing Corporation. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/
Citation
Evidence-Based Complementary And Alternative Medicine, 2013, v. 2013 How to Cite?
AbstractAcupuncture and electroacupuncture (EA) are widely used to treat a variety of diseases including pain. In preclinical research, EA is usually applied by inserting acupuncture needles into the hindlimbs of rats restrained in small tubes or bags. This restrained model of EA not only causes stress-like behaviors but also is limited in stimulating locations and intensities. In 2004, a novel, unrestrained model of EA was introduced. However, these two EA methods have never been directly compared regarding their analgesic effects and other features such as stress. In the present study, we reported similar analgesic effects between restrained and unrestrained EA in rats of acute inflammatory pain induced by intraplantar injection of CFA. In addition, rats receiving unrestrained EA showed less significant stress-like behaviors and tolerated higher current intensity. These advantages suggest that this unrestrained EA method can replace the traditional restrained procedure with similar analgesic effects and allow for more choices of stimulating intensities and locations. © 2013 Haolin Zhang et al.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/188665
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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorChen, Xen_US
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorLao, Len_US
dc.contributor.authorWan, Yen_US
dc.contributor.authorYi, Men_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-03T04:10:58Z-
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dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.identifier.citationEvidence-Based Complementary And Alternative Medicine, 2013, v. 2013en_US
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dc.description.abstractAcupuncture and electroacupuncture (EA) are widely used to treat a variety of diseases including pain. In preclinical research, EA is usually applied by inserting acupuncture needles into the hindlimbs of rats restrained in small tubes or bags. This restrained model of EA not only causes stress-like behaviors but also is limited in stimulating locations and intensities. In 2004, a novel, unrestrained model of EA was introduced. However, these two EA methods have never been directly compared regarding their analgesic effects and other features such as stress. In the present study, we reported similar analgesic effects between restrained and unrestrained EA in rats of acute inflammatory pain induced by intraplantar injection of CFA. In addition, rats receiving unrestrained EA showed less significant stress-like behaviors and tolerated higher current intensity. These advantages suggest that this unrestrained EA method can replace the traditional restrained procedure with similar analgesic effects and allow for more choices of stimulating intensities and locations. © 2013 Haolin Zhang et al.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporation. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/en_US
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dc.titleComparison of electroacupuncture in restrained and unrestrained rat modelsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1155/2013/404956en_US
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