0 a treatment for pain or illness in which thin needles are positioned just under the surface of the skin at special points around the body: --
Acupuncture originated in China.
1 a treatment for pain and illness in which special needles are put into the skin at particular positions --
Therapies offered are homeopathy, acupuncture and herbal, environmental and nutritional medicine.
To investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture and with no acupuncture in patients with migraine.
On the other hand, many other interventions, including hypnosis, acupuncture, and drug therapy (other than nicotine replacement), have not been shown to be effective (16).
They included acupuncture, hypnosis, aroma therapy, and chromium-enhanced dietary supplements.
It is similar to acupuncture, in that special points on the body, called acupoints, are stimulated, but pressure is used instead of needles.
I have acupuncture, reflexology and massage for sciatica and homeopathy for digestive trouble.
Studies concerning the effects of, for example, hypnosis, biofeedback, and acupuncture, are of insufficient quality to draw conclusions.
I use chiropractic and massage for my back pain and acupuncture for my hand tremor.
