Abstract
In twenty patients with chronic pain syndrome, acupuncture treatment resulted in significant improvement of both pain and psychiatric symptoms and higher plasma concentrations of metenkephalin. Plasma beta-endorphin concentrations were unchanged. The degree of symptom relief was correlated with the increase in plasma met-enkephalin.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acupuncture Therapy* / psychology
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Chronic Disease
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Endorphins / blood
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Enkephalin, Methionine / blood*
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Mental Disorders / blood
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Mental Disorders / therapy
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Pain / blood
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Pain / psychology
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Pain Management*
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Syndrome
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beta-Endorphin
Substances
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Endorphins
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Enkephalin, Methionine
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beta-Endorphin