Boureau F, Willer J C, Dehen H
Nouv Presse Med. 1977 May 21;6(21):1871-4.
A review of experimental studies concerning acupuncture gives a current indication as to the neurophysiological mechanisms of its hypoalgesic effects. In man, these effects are demonstrated by study of the nociceptive flexion reflex. Other methods for the study of pain threshold have revealed a hypoalgesic action in man and in the animal. The authors analyse the pathways and structures necessary to analgesia: peripheral afferent pathway, ascending pathways, suprasegmental controls. The inhibitory mechanisms activated by acupuncture appear to be identical to those involved in analgesia by morphine and by central stimulation.
一项关于针灸的实验研究综述给出了其镇痛作用神经生理机制的当前指示。在人体中，这些作用通过对伤害性屈肌反射的研究得以证明。其他研究疼痛阈值的方法也揭示了针灸在人体和动物中的镇痛作用。作者分析了镇痛所需的途径和结构：外周传入途径、上行途径、节段以上控制。针灸激活的抑制机制似乎与吗啡和中枢刺激镇痛所涉及的机制相同。
