Acupuncture Therapy

"Acupuncture Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D015670
MeSH Number(s)	E02.190.044
Concept/Terms	Acupuncture Therapy Acupuncture Therapy Acupuncture Treatment Acupuncture Treatments Treatment, Acupuncture Therapy, Acupuncture Pharmacoacupuncture Treatment Pharmacoacupuncture Treatment Treatment, Pharmacoacupuncture Pharmacoacupuncture Therapy Therapy, Pharmacoacupuncture Acupotomy Acupotomy Acupotomies

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Complementary Therapies [E02.190]
Acupuncture Therapy [E02.190.044]

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Bar chart showing 38 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1993	2	0	2
1995	2	0	2
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2009	2	0	2
2010	3	0	3
2011	1	0	1
2012	4	1	5
2013	3	0	3
2014	2	0	2
2015	2	0	2
2016	2	1	3
2017	2	1	3
2019	1	1	2
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1

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Prinsloo S, Rosenthal DI, Garcia MK, Meng Z, Cohen L. Cross-Cultural Brain Activity Differences Between True and Sham Acupuncture for Xerostomia During Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy. Integr Cancer Ther. 2022 Jan-Dec; 21:15347354221101630.

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Liu W, Lopez G, Narayanan S, Qdaisat A, Geng Y, Zhou S, Spano M, Underwood S, Eclache MG, Dev R, Dalal S, Bruera E, Cohen L. Acupuncture for Cancer-Related Anorexia: a Review of the Current Evidence. Curr Oncol Rep. 2021 05 05; 23(7):82.

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Liu W, Qdaisat A, Lopez G, Narayanan S, Underwood S, Spano M, Reddy A, Guo Y, Yeung SC, Bruera E, Cohen L. Association Between Acupoint Selection, Target Symptoms, and Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis in Real-Time Clinical Practice in a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Integr Cancer Ther. 2020 Jan-Dec; 19:1534735420928490.

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Garcia MK, Meng Z, Rosenthal DI, Shen Y, Chambers M, Yang P, Wei Q, Hu C, Wu C, Bei W, Prinsloo S, Chiang J, Lopez G, Cohen L. Effect of True and Sham Acupuncture on Radiation-Induced Xerostomia Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 12 02; 2(12):e1916910.

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Liu W, Qdaisat A, Lopez G, Narayanan S, Underwood S, Spano M, Reddy A, Guo Y, Zhou S, Yeung SC, Bruera E, Garcia MK, Cohen L. Acupuncture for Hot Flashes in Cancer Patients: Clinical Characteristics and Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis as Predictors of Treatment Response. Integr Cancer Ther. 2019 Jan-Dec; 18:1534735419848494.

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Marcus DM. Acupuncture and Sham Acupuncture for Pain Relief. JAMA. 2017 10 17; 318(15):1502-1503.

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Frenkel M, Sapire K. Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Hematologic Malignancies: Questions and Challenges. Curr Oncol Rep. 2017 Oct 14; 19(12):79.

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Garcia MK, Cohen L, Spano M, Spelman A, Hashmi Y, Chaoul A, Wei Q, Lopez G. Inpatient Acupuncture at a Major Cancer Center. Integr Cancer Ther. 2018 03; 17(1):148-152.

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Lu W, Wayne PM, Davis RB, Buring JE, Li H, Macklin EA, Lorch JH, Burke E, Haddad TC, Goguen LA, Rosenthal DS, Tishler RB, Posner MR, Haddad RI. Acupuncture for Chemoradiation Therapy-Related Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial. Oncologist. 2016 12; 21(12):1522-1529.

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Hsiao-Wei Lo G, Balasubramanyam AS, Barbo A, Street RL, Suarez-Almazor ME. Link Between Positive Clinician-Conveyed Expectations of Treatment Effect and Pain Reduction in Knee Osteoarthritis, Mediated by Patient Self-Efficacy. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2016 07; 68(7):952-7.

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