Stimulation-produced analgesia: TENS, acupuncture and alternative techniques

Boensch, Sabine

doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2010.10.003

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“…The most relevant and important ones here are the characteristic #7 and the characteristic #10. The characteristic #7 states “habituation of response to a given stimulus exhibits stimulus generalization to other stimuli”, which implies that the brain habituated to acupuncture stimulation would probably be the neural basis of reducing responses to other similar stimulus, such as acute or chronic pain [73] , [74] . Another important characteristic of habituation is characteristic #10, which states, “some stimulus repetition protocols may result in properties of the response decrement that last hours, days or weeks.…”

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Prolonged Repeated Acupuncture Stimulation Induces Habituation Effects in Pain-Related Brain Areas: An fMRI Study

Yang

Park

et al. 2014

PLoS ONE

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Most previous studies of brain responses to acupuncture were designed to investigate the acupuncture instant effect while the cumulative effect that should be more important in clinical practice has seldom been discussed. In this study, the neural basis of the acupuncture cumulative effect was analyzed. For this experiment, forty healthy volunteers were recruited, in which more than 40 minutes of repeated acupuncture stimulation was implemented at acupoint Zhusanli (ST36). Three runs of acupuncture fMRI datasets were acquired, with each run consisting of two blocks of acupuncture stimulation. Besides general linear model (GLM) analysis, the cumulative effects of acupuncture were analyzed with analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to find the association between the brain response and the cumulative duration of acupuncture stimulation in each stimulation block. The experimental results showed that the brain response in the initial stage was the strongest although the brain response to acupuncture was time-variant. In particular, the brain areas that were activated in the first block and the brain areas that demonstrated cumulative effects in the course of repeated acupuncture stimulation overlapped in the pain-related areas, including the bilateral middle cingulate cortex, the bilateral paracentral lobule, the SII, and the right thalamus. Furthermore, the cumulative effects demonstrated bimodal characteristics, i.e. the brain response was positive at the beginning, and became negative at the end. It was suggested that the cumulative effect of repeated acupuncture stimulation was consistent with the characteristic of habituation effects. This finding may explain the neurophysiologic mechanism underlying acupuncture analgesia.

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Prolonged Repeated Acupuncture Stimulation Induces Habituation Effects in Pain-Related Brain Areas: An fMRI Study

Yang

Park

et al. 2014

PLoS ONE

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“…• Tactile (Boensch, 2011;Chen & Johnson, 2010;Riley & Levine, 1988) • Acoustic (Basínski et al, 2018;BURT & KORN, 1964;Garcia & Hand, 2016;Gardner et al, 1960;Gardner & Licklider, 1959;Howitt & Stricker, 1966;Mitchell et al, 2006;Morosko & Simmons, 1966) • Visual (Rahimi et al, 2013)(Yousuf Azeemi & Raza, 2005 Considering that every stimulus in the environment is likely to be designed (Rognoli et al, 2016) and considering that the design of each stimulus produces effects in other sensory registers (Riccò, 1999(Riccò, , 2008 it was decided to use a Synesthetic design approach to create a multi-sensory immersive experience. The objective of the study is to identify which sensory combination between stimuli of different modalities could have a stronger impact in terms of analgesic effects.…”

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Internet of Senses (IoS) and Internet of Sensory Health (IoSH): A New Technology Epiphany

Gambera¹,

Duarte²,

Riccò³

2022

Human Dynamics and Design for the Development of Contemporary Societies

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In the field of healthcare design, a great revolution is taking place. The use of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, and in particular the great success of smartwatches, fit bands, and specific wearable medical devices allowed people to self-monitor their health parameters. At the same time, physicians were allowed to track, assist, make diagnoses, and prescribe treatments, remotely. Everything is done with the collection of and analysis of high-quality data, assisted by Artificial Intelligence (AI) (Forgan; 2021; Chiapponi & Ciotti, 2015; Islam et. al, 2015). At the same time, the easier accessibility to sensory technology, the high-speed internet connection, and rate of adoption of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), which are altogether known as eXtended Reality (XR), is accelerating innovations, with the digital experiences expected to become even more immersive.According to a recent report of Sony Ericsson® the biggest trend for future technology developments until 2030, will be the evolution from IoT (Internet of things) to IoS (Internet of Senses). Nowadays, we can use XR solutions to support patients’ recovery, promote mental health, or treat chronic pain conditions, but, digital communications are still audio-visual. In the next decade, it is expected that devices, sensors, and actuators, and software would enable these experiences to become even richer, through the concomitant use of all our senses, and merging the digital and the physical reality. This type of experience is based on the Internet of Senses.This revolution will drive designers to create more immersive environments. Future experiences with the diffuse use of haptic feedback will be enriched with digital flavors/aromas, more sophisticated haptic stimulations, and immersive interfaces. Future experiences are going to involve multiple sensory modalities, opening interesting possibilities for multi-sensory and cross-sensory interactions. (Sony Ericsson, 2020)These observations are particularly interesting for the field of Synesthetic Design, («synaesthesia» from the Greek syn," together", and aisthēsis, "sensation", literarily “perceiving together”), the study of sensory perception is used to design sensory stimuli with the specific purpose of “contaminating” other different sensory modalities (senses) changing the nature of stimuli. All the sensations can be coordinated based on the systematic connections between different modalities”. (Haverkamp, 2014). How this revolution is going to affect the world of healthcare?The Internet of Senses revolution will open important horizons for designers, responsible for the sensory characterization of everyday experiences. In this paper, we are going to introduce what are the opportunities of implementing Internet of Senses technologies for healthcare. To do so, we are going to present and discuss a Case-Study (a between-subjects experience involving 42 participants) in which a synesthetic design approach has been used to reduce the sensation of pain in people (using cold-induced pain CPT). The study has been realized creating an immersive experience based on cross-sensory interactions in a sensory-controlled environment. Particular attention will be given to the methodological aspects of the study.

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Pain[off]. A Synaesthetic Design Probe is Used to Configure Sensory Conditions to Reduce Pain in Hospitals

Gambera

Riccò

Duarte

2022

Springer Series in Design and Innovation

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Stimulation-produced analgesia: TENS, acupuncture and alternative techniques

Cited by 4 publications

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Prolonged Repeated Acupuncture Stimulation Induces Habituation Effects in Pain-Related Brain Areas: An fMRI Study

Prolonged Repeated Acupuncture Stimulation Induces Habituation Effects in Pain-Related Brain Areas: An fMRI Study

Internet of Senses (IoS) and Internet of Sensory Health (IoSH): A New Technology Epiphany

Pain[off]. A Synaesthetic Design Probe is Used to Configure Sensory Conditions to Reduce Pain in Hospitals

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