Analgesia-enhancing effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury:An fNIRS study

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience
Xiaolong SunHua Yuan

Abstract

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a promising treatment for chronic intractable neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the analgesia-enhancing effects of rTMS on conventional interventions (e.g., medications), and the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. To investigate the enhancement of analgesia and change of cortex activation by rTMS treatment on neuropathic pain following SCI. A double-blind, sham-controlled, clinical trial was performed. Twenty-one patients with neuropathic pain after SCI were randomized (2:1) to receive a session of rTMS (10 Hz, a total of 1200 pulses at an intensity of 80% resting motor threshold) or sham treatment over the left primary motor cortex (M1) corresponding to the hand area daily for six weeks with a one-day interval per week. At T0 (before rTMS treatment), T1 (after the first session rTMS), T2 (after one week), T3 (after two weeks), T4 (after four weeks) and T5 (after six weeks), activations in the bilateral M1, primary somatosensory cortex (S1), premotor cortex (PMC) and prefrontal cortex (PFC) during the handgrip task were measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). In addition, the numerical rating scale (NRS) ...Continue Reading

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Jul 10, 2021·Science Progress·Can ZhaoJia-Sheng Rao
Sep 15, 2021·Pain Practice : the Official Journal of World Institute of Pain·Ping ShiFanfu Fang

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