Evidence-based studies and clinical research on acupuncture efficacy
Acupuncture mechanisms shift across three inflammatory pain stages, progressing from immediate pain pathway modulation i…
Integrated Western-TCM approaches for herpes zoster demonstrated faster rash healing, greater acute pain reduction, and …
Electroacupuncture using the Shugan Tiaoshen protocol significantly improved both pain thresholds and depressive behavio…
"Shugan Tiaoshen" acupuncture at GV24+, GV20, LI4, and LR3 significantly improved both chronic inflammatory pain and dep…
Chronic inflammatory pain induced by CFA consistently produces anxiety, depression, and cognitive impairments through he…
Acupuncture and electroacupuncture can alleviate chronic pain by reversing abnormal glucose metabolism in pain-processin…
Electroacupuncture at 5/100 Hz significantly reduced neuropathic pain in rats by downregulating the CCL3/CCR5 chemokine …
Electroacupuncture reversed neuropathic pain by upregulating astrocytic glutamate transporters GLAST and GLT-1, thereby …
Acupuncture and dry needling improve dancer function through two mechanisms: enhancing tissue perfusion via vasomotor co…
Western medical acupuncture techniques significantly reduced pain scores in athletes both when used alone and when combi…
Meniscal failure risk is more strongly associated with the frequency of stress applications than stress magnitude, makin…
Acupuncture combined with medication significantly reduced chronic pain in patients with mental disorders (MD=-1.06, 95%…
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