Changes in resting‐state functional connectivity in nonacute sciatica with acupuncture modulation: A preliminary study

Abstract

Acupuncture in chronic sciatica patients is associated with normalized DMN activity and modulation of descending pain processing. The changes in the subclinical endophenotype of brain FC after acupuncture treatment may provide clues for understanding the mechanism of acupuncture-mediated analgesia in chronic pain.