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Acupuncture: Emerging evidence for its use as an analgesic (Review)

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Abstract

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese technique, developed over >3,000 years, in which ʻacupointsʼ are stimulated with the aim of treating various diseases. A number of previous studies have indicated that acupuncture may play a role in inducing analgesia. Acupuncture‑induced analgesia has been hypothesized to act on various parts of the central nervous system, including the spinal cord, brain stem, cerebral ganglia and cerebral cortex. The mechanisms underlying the effects of acupuncture have been purported to include neurohumors and neurotransmitters, such as opioids and γ‑aminobutyric acid, signaling pathways and the immune response, which are all involved in the induction of analgesia.
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Gao P, Gao X, Fu T, Xu D and Wen Q: Acupuncture: Emerging evidence for its use as an analgesic (Review). Exp Ther Med 9: 1577-1581, 2015.
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Gao, P., Gao, X., Fu, T., Xu, D., & Wen, Q. (2015). Acupuncture: Emerging evidence for its use as an analgesic (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 9, 1577-1581. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2348
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Gao, P., Gao, X., Fu, T., Xu, D., Wen, Q."Acupuncture: Emerging evidence for its use as an analgesic (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9.5 (2015): 1577-1581.
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Gao, P., Gao, X., Fu, T., Xu, D., Wen, Q."Acupuncture: Emerging evidence for its use as an analgesic (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9, no. 5 (2015): 1577-1581. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2348
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Gao P, Gao X, Fu T, Xu D and Wen Q: Acupuncture: Emerging evidence for its use as an analgesic (Review). Exp Ther Med 9: 1577-1581, 2015.
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Gao, P., Gao, X., Fu, T., Xu, D., & Wen, Q. (2015). Acupuncture: Emerging evidence for its use as an analgesic (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 9, 1577-1581. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2348
MLA
Gao, P., Gao, X., Fu, T., Xu, D., Wen, Q."Acupuncture: Emerging evidence for its use as an analgesic (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9.5 (2015): 1577-1581.
Chicago
Gao, P., Gao, X., Fu, T., Xu, D., Wen, Q."Acupuncture: Emerging evidence for its use as an analgesic (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9, no. 5 (2015): 1577-1581. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2348
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