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	An Introduction to Acupuncture [NCCAM Health Information]
		Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world.
		Acupuncture is the stimulation of specific points on the body by a variety of techniques, including the insertion of thin metal needles though the skin.
		The acupuncture technique that has been most often studied scientifically involves penetrating the skin with thin, solid, metallic needles that are manipulated by the hands or by electrical stimulation.
	nccam.nih.gov /health/acupuncture (1663 words)

	Acupuncture
		Acupuncture is a health science that is used to treat both pain and dysfunction in the body.
		Acupuncture was not introduced in the United States until the 1970’s, after improved relations between China and the U.S. resulted in increased trade and exchange of education and information between the countries.
		Acupuncture may be used as the only treatment, or in combination with spinal or extremity manipulation, or with other physiotherapy modalities such as electromuscle stimulation.
	www.holmeslake.com /Acupuncture.htm (944 words)

	Acupuncture for Chronic Pain
		In acupuncture, disposable, stainless steel needles are used to stimulate the body's 14 major meridians, or energy-carrying channels, to resist or overcome illnesses and conditions by correcting these imbalances.
		Acupuncture is also thought to decrease pain by increasing the release of chemicals that block pain, called endorphins.
		During the treatment, acupuncture needles are twirled, energized electrically, or warmed to intensify the effect of the treatment.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/78/95611.htm (916 words)

	Acupuncture
		Acupuncture points, or the specific locations where needles are inserted, are places where the energy pathway is close to the surface of the skin.
		Acupuncture was formally recognized as part of mainstream medicine's range of healing options in 1997, when the National Institutes of Health issued a statement documenting its safety and efficacy for a range of health conditions.
		Acupuncture is particularly effective for pain relief and for post-surgery and chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting.
	www.umm.edu /altmed/ConsModalities/Acupuncturecm.html (1893 words)

	The Watchman Expositor: Acupuncture Profile
		Traditional Acupuncture: The oldest usage, traditional acupuncture, was used primarily as a preventive treatment, to maintain the balance of the body's "life energy," usually in conjunction with other forms of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) including teas, herbs, food therapy, exercise, and massage.
		Acupuncture was first introduced in Europe about 200 years ago by Jesuit priests who served as Catholic missionaries in the East.
		Christians who are considering acupuncture treatment should note that even the Western physicians who do accept a limited use of acupuncture as a pain killer or anesthetic almost always see it as a temporary treatment for symptoms and not a cure.
	www.watchman.org /profile/acupro.htm (1912 words)

	acupuncture
		Acupuncture may be harmful to the fetus in early pregnancy since it may stimulate the production of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and oxytocin, which affect labor.
		Acupuncture does combat pain, EUR study finds, by Steve Connor, The Independent, January 21, 2006 (Note: despite the headline, what this article says is that MRI brain scanners showed that certain forms of acupuncture have a measurable effect on some people's brain.
		Acupuncture anesthesia came to the attention of the Western world dramatically when James Reston, the New York Times journalist, developed an inflamed appendix while in China in the summer of 1971.
	skepdic.com /acupunc.html (3374 words)

	Acupuncture
		Acupuncture is an important component of Traditional Oriental Medicine (TOM) that involves the insertion of thin needles at specific points (acupoints), which are primarily located along meridians.
		The TOM theory of acupuncture is based in part on the premise that there are patterns of energy flow composed of Qi (pronounced chee) throughout the body.
		Acupuncture may be the only intervention used, or it may be used in conjunction with other Oriental therapies such as herbs, or with more conventional therapies.
	www.healthywomen.org /healthtopics/acupuncture/q/L2/89/L1/3 (879 words)

	Acupuncture
		Acupuncture is a method of encouraging the body to promote natural healing and improve function.
		This is done by inserting sterilized, stainless-steel needles (that are as fine as 3 human hairs) into specific points located near or on the surface of the skin which have the ability to alter various biochemical and physiological conditions in order to treat a wide variety of illnesses.
		Acupuncture points are areas of designated electrical sensitivity that have been shown to be effective in the treatment of specific health problems.
	www.acupuncture-nutrition.com /Accupuncture.htm (339 words)

	Acupuncture
		Acupuncture seems to be a safe and effective therapy for certain health problems, but further more controlled research is needed to establish a firmer ground for the efficacy of acupuncture in treating various chronic pains (Ceniceros and Brown 1998).
		Acupuncture leads to the activation (signal intensity increased during stimulation as compared with that during rest) and deactivation (signal intensity decreased during stimulation as compared with that during rest) of certain parts of the brain, suggesting the analgesia effects of acupuncture.
		For the acupuncture group, the panopioid activity gradually increased with each progressive treatment, and at posttreatment, the values of the panopioid activity was close to the values of the control group.
	www.vanderbilt.edu /AnS/psychology/health_psychology/Acupuncture.htm (3277 words)

	Acupuncture and Physical Disability
		Although the theory behind acupuncture is based on centuries of empirical, clinical observations, it was developed without the benefit of modern physiological and anatomical insights.
		Acupuncture and Trager psychophysical integration in the treatment of wheelchair user’s shoulder pain in individuals with spinal cord injury.
		Acupuncture for urinary incontinence in patients with chronic spinal cord injury.
	www.healingtherapies.info /acupuncture.htm (2414 words)

	Be Wary of Acupuncture, Qigong, and "Chinese Medicine"
		The efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of chronic pain remains doubtful." [4] They also examined reports of acupuncture used to treat addictions to cigarettes, heroin, and alcohol, and concluded that claims that acupuncture is effective as a therapy for these conditions are not supported by sound clinical research [5].
		Acupuncture anesthesia is not used for surgery in the Orient to the extent that its proponents suggest.
		Acupuncture is not used for emergency surgery and often is accompanied by local anesthesia or narcotic medication [6].
	www.quackwatch.org /01QuackeryRelatedTopics/acu.html (3046 words)

	Acupuncture - Migraine Headaches and other Neurological Disorders treatment, symptoms and medications (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Acupuncture is a component of the health care system of China that can be traced back at least 2,500 years.
		The practice of acupuncture to treat identifiable pathophysiological (disease) conditions in American medicine was rare until the visit of President Richard M. Nixon to China in 1972.
		Acupuncture is a family of procedures involving stimulation of anatomical locations on or in the skin by a variety of techniques.
	www.medicinenet.com /acupuncture/article.htm (373 words)

	Acupuncture: Sharp answers to pointed questions - MayoClinic.com
		Although each acupuncture practitioner has his or her own unique style, each visit typically includes an exam and an assessment of your current condition, the insertion of needles, and a discussion about self-care tips.
		Acupuncture needles may increase the amount of blood flow in the area around the needle.
		Acupuncture seems to be useful as a stand-alone treatment for some conditions, but it's also increasingly being used in conjunction with more conventional Western medical treatments.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/acupuncture/SA00086 (1030 words)

	ABC of complementary medicine: Acupuncture -- Vickers and Zollman 319 (7215): 973 -- BMJ
		Acupuncture is the stimulation of special points on the body, usually by the insertion of fine needles.
		The effects of acupuncture, particularly on pain, are at least partially explicable within a conventional physiological model.
		A typical course of acupuncture treatment for a chronic condition would be six to 12 sessions over a three month period.
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/319/7215/973 (1800 words)

	The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Program: Acupuncture
		One of the advantages of acupuncture is that the incidence of adverse effects is substantially lower than that of many drugs or other accepted medical procedures used for the same conditions.
		Considerable evidence supports the claim that opioid peptides are released during acupuncture and that the analgesic effects of acupuncture are at least partially explained by their actions.
		As acupuncture is incorporated into today's health care system, and further research clarifies the role of acupuncture for various health conditions, it is expected that dissemination of this information to health care practitioners, insurance providers, policymakers, and the general public will lead to more informed decisions in regard to the appropriate use of acupuncture.
	consensus.nih.gov /1997/1997Acupuncture107html.htm (5581 words)

	British Acupuncture Council
		The British Acupuncture Council is the UK's main regulatory body for the practice of traditional acupuncture by over 2800 professionally qualified acupuncturists.
		Learn more about acupuncture: Click on the Acupuncture link to find out more about its 2500 year history, and what you might expect from this gentle but effective treatment with a BAcC acupuncturist.
		Conference 2008: The British Conference of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2008 is the biggest conference yet organised by the BAcC.
	www.acupuncture.org.uk (299 words)

	Acupuncture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Acupuncture treats the human body as a whole that involves several "systems of function" that are in some cases loosely associated with (but not identified on a one-to-one basis with) physical organs.
		The aim of registration is to protect the public from the risks of acupuncture by ensuring a high baseline level of competency and education of registered acupuncturists, enforcing guidelines regarding continuing professional education and investigating complaints of practitioner conduct.
		The gate-control theory was developed in neuroscience independent of acupuncture, which later was proposed as a mechanism to account for the analgesic action of acupuncture in the brainstem reticular formation by a German neuroscientist in 1976.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Acupuncture (8631 words)

	Current Bibliographies in Medicine: Acupuncture - National Institutes of Health - HealthWorld Online
		In addition, the entire NLM collection of journals on the subject of acupuncture, not otherwise indexed and with English-language articles or summaries (Table I), was hand-searched by a medical epidemiologist for articles with relevant clinical data.
		Acupuncture practitioners in European countries such as France, Italy, Germany, and England have evolved their own approaches to the clinical use of acupuncture points in the past century.
		Much of the clinical literature of acupuncture is concerned with descriptions of these various approaches to clinical problems based on different theories or schools of thought.
	www.healthy.net /LIBRARY/Articles/NIH/Bibliography.htm (1650 words)

	Acupuncture definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Acupuncture: The practice of inserting needles into the body to reduce pain or induce anesthesia.
		More broadly, acupuncture is a family of procedures involving the stimulation of anatomical locations on or in the skin by a variety of techniques.
		There are other situations such as addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, osteoarthritis, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma for which acupuncture may be useful as an adjunct treatment or an acceptable alternative or be included in a comprehensive management program.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2132 (542 words)

	Acupuncture \| AHealthyMe.com
		The 5,000-year-old Chinese art of acupuncture involves the stimulation of specific points on the body by a variety of techniques-usually hair-thin metallic needles-to treat or prevent illness.
		In 1997, after looking at thousands of studies and interviewing leading researchers, a panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health concluded that acupuncture is an effective treatment for nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, surgery in adults and post-operative dental pain.
		Western researchers have their own theories: One is that acupuncture triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers.
	www.ahealthyme.com /topic/topic13851 (873 words)

	Amazon.com: Acupuncture: Books: Marie Cargill (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As Americans seek viable, cost-effective health care alternatives, the benefits of acupuncture are gaining new respect in the West.
		In this guide, Marie Cargill, a licensed acupuncturist, de-mystifies acupuncture, explaining: * how and why acupuncture works * how acupuncture is effective in most major medical specializations * what you can expect from a visit to the acupuncturist Detailed, direct, and easy-to-follow, Acupuncture will persuade skeptics of the potential for this effective approach to healing.
		While I was a student of the New England School of Acupuncture I had the great pleasure of being a student in Marie's clinic for 3 years.
	www.amazon.com /Acupuncture-Marie-Cargill/dp/0275948811 (864 words)

	MedlinePlus: Acupuncture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Acupuncture (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
		Acupuncture: Sharp Answers to Pointed Questions (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
		The primary NIH organization for research on Acupuncture is the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/acupuncture.html (132 words)

	Acupuncture.Com - Gateway to Chinese Medicine, Health and Wellness
		Effect of Earlobe-Bleeding Plus Body Acupuncture in 85 cases of Common Acne
		Acupuncturist directory and Acupuncture school referral services provided by Acufinder.com.
		Use of this website is subject to our Terms and Conditions.
	www.acupuncture.com (431 words)

	THE VETERINARY ACUPUNCTURE PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Veterinary Acupuncture: A Bibliography from the Veterinary Library, University of Montreal by Philip A.M. Rogers MRCVS
		Acupuncture treatment of rectal prolapse in a mare: a clinical case by Dolores Puertas, DVM
		Veterinary Acupuncture is reaching the Point Of Acceptance: Arising from TCM, this age-old technique is proving to have applications in conjunction with conventional Western veterinary practices by Susan Thorpe-Vargas PhD and John C Cargill MA, MBA, MS The Origins of Acupuncture Channel Imbalance in Pain of the Equine Hindlimb - A Revision by William H.
	users.med.auth.gr /~karanik/english/veter.htm (564 words)

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