Abstract
This article summarises the existing scientific evidence for the effectiveness and physiological plausibility of acupuncture. Studies and meta-analyses have already furnished a body of evidence of the clinical effectiveness of some indications, for example for post-operative nausea and vomiting, for back pain, headaches, pain caused by osteoarthritis of the knee, shoulder pains as well as post-operative pain. The physiological effects of acupuncture and the underlying mechanisms are diverse. These include peripheral processes, spinal processes and supraspinous/cerebral mechanisms. The limitations of the results, the significance of the context and the course of acupuncture must be taken into account.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
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| Faculties: | Medicine |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health |
| ISSN: | 0415-6412 |
| Language: | German |
| Item ID: | 99203 |
| Date Deposited: | 05. Jun 2023, 15:30 |
| Last Modified: | 17. Oct 2023, 15:00 |
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