Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Email: vitaly@mgh.harvard.edu

Further Information
Lab Publications
(internal) Neuroimaging Acupuncture Effects in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
(internal) Acupuncture PPG Wiki

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Recent Publications

• Yang E, Muñoz-Vergara D, Ahn AC, Lu W, Napadow V, Cronin AE, Wayne PM. Inside-Out Mechanism of Referred Visceral Pain: Protocol for a Systematic Review of Cutaneous Neurogenic Inflammation in Preclinical Animal Models of Visceral Diseases. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Apr 17. 15:e67852
• Lee J, Lazaridou A, Paschali M, Anzolin A, Grahl A, Ellingsen DM, Loggia ML, Wasan AD, Edwards RR, Napadow V. Anterior midcingulate cortex activity during pain catastrophizing predicts and sequentially tracks reduction in pain interference after cognitive behavioral therapy in fibromyalgia. Pain. 2026 Apr 01.
• Lewis KJ, Bent J, Brolinson PG, Keter D, Lumpkin E, Mundo J, Napadow V, Reed WR, Russell BS, Tang SY, Barbe MF. Mechano responsiveness of neuroimmune cross-talk in bone and joints: A narrative review with implications for force-based manipulations. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2026 Apr. 82:103470
• Sridhar A, Mawla I, Ichesco E, Pluimer B, Harte SE, Edwards R, Napadow V, Harris RE. Brain sensory network activity underlies reduced nociceptive initiated and nociplastic pain via acupuncture in fibromyalgia. Commun Med (Lond). 2026 Jan 10. 6(1):25
• Kazemipour S, Yamin JB, Moore D, Lazaridou A, Paschali M, Napadow V, Edwards RR, Meints SM. Impact of cognitive behavioral therapy on attention in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial. Pain Rep. 2026 Feb. 11(1):e1378