Acupuncture Mechanisms and Effects

This cluster investigates the underlying mechanisms of acupuncture therapy and its applications for various medical conditions. Research focuses on neuropeptide release and the effects of different acupuncture approaches.

acupuncture

neuropeptides

therapy mechanisms

pain management

alternative medicine

17,306 papers

Parent topic: Integrated Surgical and Health Studies

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Top Papers

Acupuncture: Neuropeptide Release Produced By Electrical Stimulation Of Different Frequencies.

0 · 811 citations

1998 · 796 citations

Introducing A Placebo Needle Into Acupuncture Research.

1998 · 714 citations

Revised STandards For Reporting Interventions In Clinical Trials Of Acupuncture (STRICTA): Extending The CONSORT Statement

2010 · 699 citations

NIH Consensus Conference. Acupuncture.

1998 · 687 citations

Acupuncture And Endorphins

2004 · 656 citations

Effectiveness Of Acupuncture As Adjunctive Therapy In Osteoarthritis Of The Knee

2004 · 538 citations

Electroacupuncture: Mechanisms And Clinical Application

1998 · 509 citations

Acupuncture In Patients With Osteoarthritis Of The Knee: A Randomised Trial

2005 · 468 citations

Naloxone Blockade Of Acupuncture Analgesia: Endorphin Implicated.

1976 · 467 citations

Acupuncture In Patients With Osteoarthritis Of The Knee: A Randomised Trial.

2005 · 435 citations

Characteristic And Incidental (Placebo) Effects In Complex Interventions Such As Acupuncture

2005 · 424 citations

Relationship Of Acupuncture Points And Meridians To Connective Tissue Planes

2002 · 389 citations

Mechanical Signaling Through Connective Tissue: A Mechanism For The Therapeutic Effect Of Acupuncture

2001 · 373 citations

Central Nervous Pathway For Acupuncture Stimulation: Localization Of Processing With Functional MR Imaging Of The Brain—Preliminary Experience

1999 · 373 citations

Acupuncture--from Empiricism To Science: Functional Background To Acupuncture Effects In Pain And Disease.

1995 · 371 citations

Randomized Trial Comparing Traditional Chinese Medical Acupuncture, Therapeutic Massage, And Self-care Education For Chronic Low Back Pain

2001 · 371 citations

Revised STandards For Reporting Interventions In Clinical Trials Of Acupuncture (STRICTA): Extending The CONSORT Statement

2010 · 367 citations

New Findings Of The Correlation Between Acupoints And Corresponding Brain Cortices Using Functional MRI

1998 · 361 citations

Safety Of Acupuncture: Results Of A Prospective Observational Study With 229,230 Patients And Introduction Of A Medical Information And Consent Form

2009 · 359 citations