Manual acupuncture associated with amitriptyline for treatment of tactile allodynia at concha of the ear: case report and 12-month follow up

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Allodynia is a pain induced by stimuli which normally do not induce pain; it is caused by changes in sensory specificity. Acupuncture may be used for neuropathic pains such as allodynia or hyperalgesia. However, most studies in this area are in animal models. This study aim...

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Main Authors: Alex Barbosa Nunes, Marise Sano Suga Matumoto, Edson Shizuo Tanaka, Wagner de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor
Series:Revista Dor
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132014000300236&lng=en&tlng=en