Open AccessA Review on the Mechanism of Tuina Promoting the Recovery of Peripheral Nerve Injury
Author(s) -
Zhifeng Liu,
Hourong Wang,
Tianyuan Yu,
Jae-Seon Yi,
Yingqi Zhang,
Di Liu,
Yajing Xu,
Qian Guan,
Mengqian Lu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.552
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1741-4288
pISSN - 1741-427X
DOI - 10.1155/2021/6652099
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral nerve injury , peripheral nerve , mechanism (biology) , peripheral nerve stimulation , intensive care medicine , traditional chinese medicine , nerve injury , anesthesia , alternative medicine , pathology , stimulation , philosophy , epistemology , anatomy
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.