Transcutaneous auricular nerve stimulation modulates the functional connectivity of the descending pain modulation system and reward network in patients with chronic low back pain
Li T, Wu Y, Li Y, Hodges SA, Reddy S, Chen L, Sacca V, Kong J
Neurotherapeutics · 2025
Key finding
Within-group comparisons showed a significant improvement in pain-related outcomes for both groups.
- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 51
Cite this study
Li, T., Wu, Y., Li, Y., Hodges, S. A., Reddy, S., Chen, L., Sacca, V., & Kong, J. (2025). Transcutaneous auricular nerve stimulation modulates the functional connectivity of the descending pain modulation system and reward network in patients with chronic low back pain. Neurotherapeutics, 22(5), e00611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurot.2025.e00611
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