Forty-six subjects were treated with 2-, 100-Hz TEAS or MTEAS.
A combined ASL-fMRI scanning and pain threshold testing model was performed.
TEAS-analgesia started at 20 min during the treatment, and MTEAS was not effective.
CBF and regional CBF revealed a trend of early activation with later inhibition.
Key regions related to 2- and 100-Hz TEAS-analgesia are distinct and overlapping.