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. 2024 Mar 21;18:1338323. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1338323

Table 9.

Top 5 keywords of all types related to acupuncture treatment on headache.

Rank Types of stimulation Type of headache Bad incident Mechanism Popular attention Research methods
1 Acupuncture Migraine Bleeding/hematoma (6.1%) Neuromodulation Efficacy Randomized controlled trial
2 Electroacupuncture Tension type headache Pain (1.7%) Opioid peptides Pain Double blind
3 Sham acupuncture Chronic headache Vegetative symptoms (0.7%) 5-HT receptors Prophylaxis Clinical trial
4 Auricular acupressure Cervicogenic headache Nerve injuries (0.2%) Neurohormone Prevalence Multi-center
5 Acupoint pressure Cluster headache Others (0.1%) Functional connectivity Quality of life Placebo