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diffuse noxious inhibitory control

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diffuse noxious inhibitory control (DNIC),
n one of several explanations for acupuncture's analgesic abilities. Inhibiting pain by using a counterirritant that stimulates an intricate network of impulses and responses within the nervous system.
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These include diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC), descending pain inhibitory pathways from the arcuate nucleus in the hypothalamus, neurohormonal responses and central control of autonomic nervous system from the arcuate nucleus (Carlson, 2002; White, 1999).
A proposed clinical reasoning model for western acupuncture by Bradnam, Lynley / New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy
 
 
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