Stephen Cina
Harvard University
10 Papers
11 Citations
Stephen Cina is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Carpal tunnel syndrome & Acupuncture. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 10 publications.
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Papers
Evoked Pressure Pain Sensitivity Is Associated with Differential Analgesic Response to Verum and Sham Acupuncture in Fibromyalgia.
Noah A. Zucker,Alexander Tsodikov,Scott D. Mist,Stephen Cina,Vitaly Napadow,Richard E. Harris +5 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest that acupuncture efficacy in fibromyalgia may be underestimated and a more personalized treatment for fibromyalgic patients may also be possible.
Acupuncture Evoked Response in Contralateral Somatosensory Cortex Reflects Peripheral Nerve Pathology of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Yumi Maeda,Norman W. Kettner,Jeungchan Lee,Jieun Kim,Stephen Cina,Cristina Malatesta,Jessica Gerber,Claire McManus,Jaehyun Im,Alexandra Libby,Pia Mezzacappa,Leslie R. Morse,Kyungmo Park,Joseph Audette,Vitaly Napadow +14 more
TL;DR: Brain response to EA differs between CTS and HC and, for local acupoint stimulation, is associated with median nerve function, reflecting the peripheral nerve pathophysiology of CTS.
Rewiring the primary somatosensory cortex in carpal tunnel syndrome with acupuncture
Yumi Maeda,Yumi Maeda,Hyungjun Kim,Norman W. Kettner,J. Kim,Stephen Cina,Cristina Malatesta,Jessica Gerber,Claire McManus,R. Ong-Sutherland,Pia Mezzacappa,Alexandra Libby,Ishtiaq Mawla,Leslie R. Morse,Ted J. Kaptchuk,Joseph Audette,Vitaly Napadow,Vitaly Napadow,Petra Bäumler,Petra Bäumler +19 more
TL;DR: This study highlights the need to understand more fully the role of emotion in the development of central nervous system disorders and the role that emotion plays in the decision-making process.
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Acupuncture Produces Brain Structural Plasticity Associated with Improved Clinical Outcomes for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Hyungjun Kim,Yumi Maeda,Norman W. Kettner,Jameson K. Holden,Jeungchan Lee,Ji-Eun Kim,Stephen Cina,Cristina Malatesta,Jessica Gerber,Claire McManus,Jaehyun Im,Alexandra Libby,Pia Mezzacappa,Leslie R. Morse,Kyung-Mo Park,Joseph Audette,Mark Tommerdahl,Vitaly Napadow +17 more
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Functional deficits in carpal tunnel syndrome reflect reorganization of primary somatosensory cortex
Yumi Maeda,Yumi Maeda,Norman W. Kettner,Jameson K. Holden,Jeungchan Lee,Jieun Kim,Stephen Cina,Cristina Malatesta,Jessica Gerber,Claire McManus,Jaehyun Im,Alexandra Libby,Pia Mezzacappa,Leslie R. Morse,Kyungmo Park,Joseph Audette,Mark Tommerdahl,Vitaly Napadow,Vitaly Napadow,Vitaly Napadow +19 more
TL;DR: Primary somatosensory cortex neuroplasticity for median nerve innervated digits in carpal tunnel syndrome is indeed maladaptive and underlies the functional deficits seen in these patients, corroborating previous preliminary multi-modal neuroimaging findings.