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      Research hotspots and trends of complementary and alternative therapy for neuropathic pain: A bibliometric analysis

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          Abstract

          Background:

          Neuropathic pain (NP) is a common type of pain in clinic. Due to the limited effect of drug treatment, many patients with NP are still troubled by this disease. In recent years, complementary and alternative therapy (CAT) has shown good efficacy in the treatment of NP. As the interest in CAT for NP continues to grow, we conducted a bibliometric study of publications on CAT treatment for NP. The aim of this study is to analyze the development overview, research hotspots and future trends in the field of CAT and NP through bibliometric methodology, so as to provide a reference for subsequent researchers.

          Methods:

          Publications on CAT in the treatment of NP from 2002 to 2022 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. Relevant countries, institutions, authors, journals, keywords, and references were analyzed bibliometrically using Microsoft Excel 2021, bibliometric platform, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace.

          Results:

          A total of 898 articles from 46 countries were published in 324 journals, and they were contributed by 4455 authors from 1102 institutions. The most influential country and institution are China (n = 445) and Kyung Hee University (n = 63), respectively. Fang JQ (n = 27) and Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (n = 63) are the author and journal with the most publications in this field. The clinical efficacy, molecular biological mechanisms and safety of CAT for NP are currently hot directions. Low back pain, postherpetic neuralgia, acupuncture, and herbal are the hot topics in CAT and NP in recent years.

          Conclusion:

          This study reveals the current status and hotspots of CAT for NP. The study also indicates that the effectiveness and effect mechanism of acupuncture or herbs for treating emotional problems caused by low back pain or postherpetic neuralgia may be a trend for future research.

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                Contributors
                Journal
                Medicine (Baltimore)
                Medicine (Baltimore)
                MD
                Medicine
                Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Hagerstown, MD )
                0025-7974
                1536-5964
                03 May 2024
                03 May 2024
                : 103
                : 18
                : e38054
                Affiliations
                [a ]Department of Acupuncture II, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
                [b ]Graduate College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
                [c ]Eastern Hospital District, Shijiazhuang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
                [d ]Department of Respiratory, Hebei Chest Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
                [e ]Department of surgery, Shijiazhuang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China.
                Author notes
                [* ]Correspondence: Huixie Zhao, Eastern Hospital District, Shijiazhuang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050011, China (e-mail: 15776461253@ 123456163.com ).
                Author information
                https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6127-2905
                Article
                MD-D-23-10128 00011
                10.1097/MD.0000000000038054
                11062655
                38701253
                5750def9-62e6-42cf-a66b-5214619d4aab
                Copyright © 2024 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License 4.0 (CCBY-NC), where it is permissible to download, share, remix, transform, and buildup the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be used commercially without permission from the journal.

                History
                : 15 November 2023
                : 03 April 2024
                : 05 April 2024
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                alternative therapy,bibliometric analysis,citespace,complementary therapy,neuropathic pain,vosviewer

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