"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.044
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| Concept/Terms |
Acupuncture Therapy- Acupuncture Therapy
- Acupuncture Treatment
- Acupuncture Treatments
- Treatment, Acupuncture
- Therapy, Acupuncture
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acupuncture Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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A review of the efficacy of complementary and alternative Medicines in managing Pruritus. Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 Dec 07; 317(1):81.
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Differential response to targeted acupuncture by gender in patients with gastrointestinal cancer cachexia: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Acupunct Med. 2020 02; 38(1):53-60.
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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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Intraoperative acupuncture for posttonsillectomy pain: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Laryngoscope. 2015 Aug; 125(8):1972-8.
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Epidemiological trends and the advances of treatments of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) in China. Am J Addict. 2014 May-Jun; 23(3):313-7.
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Acupuncture for treatment of uncontrolled pain in cancer patients: a pragmatic pilot study. Integr Cancer Ther. 2014 Mar; 13(2):133-40.
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Systematic review of acupuncture in cancer care: a synthesis of the evidence. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Mar 01; 31(7):952-60.
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Clinical guideline: management of gastroparesis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2013 Jan; 108(1):18-37; quiz 38.
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Sham-controlled, randomised, feasibility trial of acupuncture for prevention of radiation-induced xerostomia among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Eur J Cancer. 2012 Jul; 48(11):1692-9.
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Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for prevention of radiation-induced xerostomia among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer. 2012 Jul 01; 118(13):3337-44.