1 Management of chronic, intractable, non-terminal pain that are not responsive to other modalities; 2  Treatment of cancer pain in those patients who have short life expectancy (less than a year); and.  Alternative management to treat spasticity in order to improve balance, gait, self-care, and global rehabilitation.
Diagnosing modic changes. 1  In Modic type 1 there is vascular development in the vertebral body, with findings of inflammation and edema, but no trabecular damage or marrow changes. 2  In Modic type 2 there are changes in bone marrow, with fatty replacement of formerly red, cellular marrow normally seen there.
The default mode network (DMN) may be modulated by the following interventions and processes: 1  Acupuncture â Deactivation of the limbic brain areas and the DMN. 2  Meditation â Structural changes in areas of the DMN such as the temporoparietal junction, posterior cingulate cortex, and precuneus have been found in meditation practitioners.