Acupuncture analgesia mechanisms

A review from Taiwan gives an overview of the mechanisms by which acupuncture's analgesic effects are mediated. The authors outline the various mechanisms that appear to be involved in acupuncture analgesia (AA), from early studies investigating the relationship between acupuncture and endogenous opiates, to the role of the serotoninergic descending inhibitory pathway. They go on to discuss result ...

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