Abstract

COBOS ROMANA, R.. Acupuncture, electroacupuncture, moxibustion and related techniques in pain treatment. Rev. Soc. Esp. Dolor [online]. 2013, vol.20, n.5, pp.263-277. ISSN 1134-8046.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1134-80462013000500006.

Acupuncture, a major component in Chinese medicine, has a history of well over two thousand years and is effective to maintain good health and to treat various diseases, especially pain. According to classic acupuncture theory, there is a network of meridian channels inside the human body with acupoints on the skin and deeper tissues. Needling at the acupoints modulates the physiology of the body through the meridian channel network. The anatomical structures and physiological functions of the Chinese medicine acupoints, meridian channels and acupuncture have not been shown to have equivalents in modern biomedical science, but modern neuroscience and clinical trials show a high therapeutic potential in the treatment of chronic pain.

Keywords : Chronic pain; acupuncture points; electroacupuncture.

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