Liu Zhifeng, Wang Hourong, Yu Tianyuan, Jiao Yi, Zhang Yingqi, Liu Di, Xu Yajing, Guan Qian, Lu Mengqian
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Acupuncture Department, Oriental Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2021 Jul 1;2021:6652099. doi: 10.1155/2021/6652099. eCollection 2021.
Tuina, as one of the characteristic external therapies of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), has been used to treat the disease caused by peripheral nerve injury (PNI) for thousands of years. An increasing number of clinical trials and animal experiments have demonstrated that tuina can improve the symptoms and promote the recovery of damaged nerves. This review focuses on the mechanistic studies of tuina in promoting the recovery of PNI, which might provide a neurobiological foundation for the effects of tuina. Although many mechanisms underlying the effects of tuina on nerve repair have been identified, there are still many unknown problems, such as the key substance or way for tuina to work, so further investigation is warranted.
推拿作为中医特色外治疗法之一，用于治疗周围神经损伤（PNI）所致疾病已有数千年历史。越来越多的临床试验和动物实验表明，推拿可改善症状并促进受损神经的恢复。本综述聚焦于推拿促进PNI恢复的机制研究，这可能为推拿的疗效提供神经生物学基础。尽管推拿对神经修复作用的许多机制已被确定，但仍存在许多未知问题，如推拿发挥作用的关键物质或途径等，因此有必要进一步研究。
