Acupuncture Therapy

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

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Tree Number(s): E02.190.044

MeSH Unique ID: D015670

Entry Terms:

• Acupuncture Treatment
• Acupuncture Treatments
• Treatment, Acupuncture
• Therapy, Acupuncture
• Pharmacoacupuncture Treatment
• Treatment, Pharmacoacupuncture
• Pharmacoacupuncture Therapy
• Therapy, Pharmacoacupuncture
• Acupotomy
• Acupotomies

Previous Indexing:

• Acupuncture (1966-1989)

See Also:

• Medicine, Chinese Traditional
• Acupuncture

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Therapeutics
Complementary Therapies
Acupuncture Therapy
Acupuncture Analgesia
Acupuncture, Ear
Electroacupuncture
Meridians
Acupuncture Points
Moxibustion