acupuncture is now a common alternative treatment for certain kinds of pain.
Broad anecdotal evidence suggests acupuncture can effectively treat a host of ailments in animals.
In mice, inserting and rotating acupuncture needles releases adenosine, which blocks pain signals.
The explanations for pressure points and acupuncture have a lot in common.
Some small studies have suggested that acupuncture may help in relieving depression.
Several reviews of clinical trials of acupuncture suggest that it may have some benefit for tension headache.
Choose treatments from acupuncture to aqua zen, or a facial to soothe parched skin.
acupuncture is an alternative treatment commonly used to relieve pain.
acupuncture has helped my chronic neck and back pain due a long-ago auto accident.
He took his weekly acupuncture treatment: needles in the ears or legs to relieve pain from tendinitis in his knees.
British Dictionary definitions for acupuncture
the insertion of the tips of needles into the skin at specific points for the purpose of treating various disorders by stimulating nerve impulses. Originally Chinese, this method of treatment is practised in many parts of the world Also called stylostixis
acupuncture ac·u·punc·ture (āk'yə-pŭngk'chər) n. A procedure in which specific body areas associated with peripheral nerves are pierced with fine needles to produce anesthesia, relieve pain, and promote therapy.
(āk'y-pŭngk'chər) The practice of inserting thin needles into the body at specific points to relieve pain, treat a disease, or anesthetize a body part during surgery. Acupuncture has its origin in traditional Chinese medicine and has been in use for more than 5,000 years.