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Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating fine filiform needles into specific points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes. The word acupuncture comes from the Latin acus, "needle", and pungere, "to prick". In Standard Mandarin, 針砭 (zhēn biān) (a related word, 針灸 (zhēn jiǔ), refers to acupuncture together with moxibustion). According to traditional Chinese... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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pain, disease, disorders, maladies, addiction, urticaria, patients, variety, dysmenorrhea, appendicitis, plasticity, conditions, enuresis, HIV and aids.

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Phantom limb Vibration therapy, acupuncture, hypnosis and biofeedback may all be used to treat phantom pain but are often of little help.

Back (horse) Like humans, back pain in horses may be treated by acupuncture, massage therapy, chiropractic treatments, ultrasound, simple rest, or a combination of any of the above.

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Crohn's disease Acupuncture is used to treat inflammatory bowel disease in China, and is being used more frequently in Western society.

Treatment of Crohn's disease Acupuncture is used to treat inflammatory bowel disease in China, and is being used more frequently in Western society.

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History of mental disorders Mental disorders were treated mainly under Traditional Chinese Medicine by herbs, acupuncture or "emotional therapy".

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Veterinary acupuncture Veterinary Acupuncture is used all over the world, either by itself or in conjunction with Western medicine, to treat a wide variety of maladies in every species of domestic and exotic animals.

Results for "acupuncture treats addiction"

Medical website Acupuncture, conversely, can treat addiction.

Results for "acupuncture treats urticaria"

Dermatographic urticaria Acupuncture and Chinese herbs have long been used to treat urticaria in the Asian world.

Results for "acupuncture treats patients"

Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Generally, in treating a patient, acupuncture is used in conjunction with herbal medicine.

Results for "acupuncture treats variety"

Veterinary acupuncture Veterinary Acupuncture is used all over the world, either by itself or in conjunction with Western medicine, to treat a wide variety of maladies in every species of domestic and exotic animals.

Results for "acupuncture treats dysmenorrhea"

Dysmenorrhea Acupuncture and acupressure are used to treat dysmenorrhea.

Results for "acupuncture treats appendicitis"

Michael Tierra Herbalist David Winston points out that appendicitis is regularly treated by herbs and acupuncture in China, whereas in the United States it is invariably treated by surgery.

Results for "acupuncture treats plasticity"

Logan College of Chiropractic Somatosensory cortical plasticity in carpal tunnel syndrome treated by acupuncture.

Results for "acupuncture treats conditions"

Acupuncture Edzard Ernst and Simon Singh state that as the quality of experimental tests of acupuncture have increased over the course of several decades (through better blinding, the use of sham needling as a form of placebo control, etc.) the results have demonstrated less and less evidence that acupuncture is better than placebo at treating most conditions.

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List of Chinese inventions Acupuncture is still used to treat pediatric nocturnal enuresis, i.e. bedwetting.

Results for "acupuncture treats HIV"

AIDS Acupuncture has only been proposed for symptomatic relief, but not to treat or cure HIV or AIDS.

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AIDS Acupuncture has only been proposed for symptomatic relief, but not to treat or cure HIV or AIDS.

uses :
needles, principles, sense, acupressure, knowledge, massage and shiatsu.

Results for "acupuncture uses needles"

Acupoint therapy This differs from acupuncture which uses needles, acupressure or shiatsu which uses massage.

Acupuncture Several styles of Japanese acupuncture use non-inserted needling, making for an entirely non-invasive procedure.

Acutouch Whereas acupuncture uses needles inserted in the body, acutouch uses a different technique to touch the acupuncture points and meridians, reaching a similar result as acupuncture.

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Medical acupuncture One definition of [Western] medical acupuncture (WMA) is "WMA is a therapeutic modality involving the insertion of fine needles; it is an adaptation of Chinese acupuncture using current knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, and the principles of evidence based medicine.

Results for "acupuncture uses sense"

Qi There have been a number of studies of qi - especially in the sense used by traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture.

Results for "acupuncture uses acupressure"

Acupoint therapy This differs from acupuncture which uses needles, acupressure or shiatsu which uses massage.

Results for "acupuncture uses knowledge"

Medical acupuncture One definition of [Western] medical acupuncture (WMA) is "WMA is a therapeutic modality involving the insertion of fine needles; it is an adaptation of Chinese acupuncture using current knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, and the principles of evidence based medicine.

Results for "acupuncture uses massage"

Acupoint therapy This differs from acupuncture which uses needles, acupressure or shiatsu which uses massage.

Results for "acupuncture uses shiatsu"

Acupoint therapy This differs from acupuncture which uses needles, acupressure or shiatsu which uses massage.

stimulates :
nerve, points, regions and release.

Results for "acupuncture stimulates nerve"

Veterinary acupuncture For example, acupuncture can stimulate nerves, increase blood circulation, relieve muscle spasm, and cause the release of hormones, such as endorphins (one of the body’s pain control chemicals) and cortisol (a natural steroid).

Cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway Acupuncture, meditation, hypnosis, and relaxation therapies can stimulate vagus nerve.

Results for "acupuncture stimulates points"

Outline of pseudoscience Acupuncture is the use of fine needles to stimulate acupuncture points and balance the flow of qi.

List of topics characterized as pseudoscience Acupuncture is the use of fine needles to stimulate acupuncture points and balance the flow of qi.

Results for "acupuncture stimulates regions"

Acupuncture Weak physiologic activity of superficial or sham needle penetration is suggested by several lines of research, including RCTs showing larger effects of a superficial needle penetrating acupuncture than those of a nonpenetrating sham control, positron emission tomography research indicating that sham acupuncture can stimulate regions of the brain associated with natural opiate production, and animal studies showing that sham needle insertion can have nonspecific analgesic effects through a postulated mechanism of “diffuse noxious inhibitory control”.

Results for "acupuncture stimulates release"

Pain Although the mechanism is not fully understood, acupuncture may stimulate the release of large quantities of endogenous opioids.

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    Acupuncture

    Acupuncture is the procedure of inserting and manipulating filiform needles into various points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes.
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    Acupuncture Traditional Chinese medicine
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    Medical acupuncture

    Medical acupuncture is acupuncture performed by a physician or other licensed health care professional who has training in the medical/health sciences. Physicians also may have training in acupuncture, but most jurisdictions do not require physicians to obtain training in the field prior to treating patients using acupuncture.
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    Acupuncture point

    Acupuncture points (Chinese: 腧穴 or Chinese: 穴位,also called acupoints, are locations on the body that are the focus of acupuncture, acupressure, sonopuncture and laser acupuncture treatment.
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    Acupuncture detoxification

    Acupuncture detoxification is the use acupuncture on the outer ear as part of standard drug and alcohol detoxification programs as well as adjunct treatment for a variety of mental disorders..
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    Acupuncture
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    Veterinary acupuncture

    Veterinary acupuncture is the practice of performing acupuncture on animals.
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    Acupuncture in Medicine

    Acupuncture in Medicine (AiM) is a quarterly journal published by the British Medical Acupuncture Society (BMAS), that publishes articles on clinical, experimental, technical and basic science aspects of medical acupuncture and related techniques.
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    Japanese acupuncture

    Japanese acupuncture is a style of acupuncture that evolved in Japan in the ??? century. It is sometimes referred to as Meridian Therapy.
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    Japanese Acupuncture

    Japanese Acupuncture refers to a style of acupuncture that evolved in Japan in the ??? century. It is sometimes referred to as Meridian Therapy.

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