Acupuncture Analgesia

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

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Tree Number(s): E02.190.044.105, E03.091.048

MeSH Unique ID: D015667

Entry Terms:

• Analgesia, Acupuncture
• Acupuncture Anesthesia
• Anesthesia, Acupuncture

Previous Indexing:

• Acupuncture (1972-1989)
• Analgesia (1972-1989)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Therapeutics
Complementary Therapies
Acupuncture Therapy
Acupuncture Analgesia

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Anesthesia and Analgesia
Analgesia
Acupuncture Analgesia