MeSH

The occupational discipline of the traditional Chinese methods of ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY for treating disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians.

Year introduced: 2002

Treatment of disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians. The placement varies with the disease being treated. It is sometimes used in conjunction with heat, moxibustion, acupressure, or electric stimulation.

Year introduced: 1990

Acupuncture therapy by inserting needles in the ear. It is used to control pain and for treating various ailments.

Year introduced: 2000

Designated locations along nerves or organ meridians for inserting acupuncture needles.

Year introduced: 1990

Analgesia produced by the insertion of ACUPUNCTURE needles at certain ACUPUNCTURE POINTS on the body. This activates small myelinated nerve fibers in the muscle which transmit impulses to the spinal cord and then activate three centers - the spinal cord, midbrain and pituitary/hypothalamus - to produce analgesia.

Year introduced: 1990