100-Hz Electroacupuncture but not 2-Hz Electroacupuncture is Preemptive Against Postincision Pain in Rats

• Auteurs principaux: Marcelo Lourenço Silva (Auteur), Josie Resende Torres Silva (Auteur), Wiliam Alves Prado (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Medical Association of Pharmacopuncture Institute, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Preemptive analgesia involves introducing an analgesic before noxious stimulation. Electroacupuncture (EA) activates descending mechanisms that modulate nociceptive inputs into the spinal dorsal horn. This study evaluated whether preoperative EA is more effective than postoperative EA in reducing in...