Research theme for competitive and other funds (10):
2021 - 2026 Double-blind Efficacy: Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Acupuncture for Post-stroke Spasticity.
2021 - 2023 Modulation Effects of Imagined Acupuncture and No Touch Placebo Acupuncture
2019 - 2023 Reinvestigation of Katakori (neck/shoulder stiffness) in Japan: comparing with neck pain in the US.
2017 - 2023 Effects of Acupuncture on Nonspecific Low Back Pain - World's First Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial
2017 - 2022 University of Illinois Chicago,TAU,Harvard University, University of Florida
2016 - 2021 Is acupuncture really effective on neck/shoulder stiffness? Randomized double-blind placebo controlled clinical trials.
2015 - 2020 A randomized acupuncture trial on non-specific neck/shoulder stiffness to investigate placebo and nocebo effects lurking in blind study
2015 - 2018 KAKEN
2010 - 2012 Is acupuncture placebo?: Investigating efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture using world's first double-blind needles.
2011 - 2011 A brain mechanism for alleviation of muscle tension with stimulation to the small afferent fibers.
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Papers (88):
Yamada T, Yajima H, Takayama M, Imanishi K, Takakura N. Corrugator Muscle Activity Associated with Pressure Pain in Adults with Neck/Shoulder Pain. Medicina. 2024. 2024; 60. (2). 223
Junko Hirota, Miho Takayama, Morihiro Nasu, Judith M. Schlaeger, Hiroyoshi Yajima, Nobuari Takakura. Exploration of Japanese women seeking acupuncture for menopausal symptoms: a preliminary study. Int J Complement Alt Med. 2023. 16(6):344-346. (6):344-346. 344-346
Takakura N, Takayama M, Kawase A, Kaptchuk TJ, Kong J, Vangel M, Yajima H. Acupuncture for;Japanese Katakori;Chronic Neck Pain;A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind;Study. Medicin;https;oi.org;edicin. Medicina. 2023. 59(12), 2141
Yamada T, Yajima H, Takayama M, Imanishi K, Takakura N. Activity of Corrugator Muscle with Pressure Pain Stimulation in Healthy People. Clin. Transl. Neurosci. 2023, 7, 34. 2023
Kubo K, Yasuda A, Yajima H, Takayama M, Takakura N. (Accepted)Effects of acupuncture and acupressure of the acupoint compared to the tendon on the blood circulation of human tendon in vivo. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 2023
The Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (SIPS)
, Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
, The Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion