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Definition of Acupuncture<\/h2>\n
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Acupuncture:<\/strong> Technique for treating some painful conditions and for regional anesthesia by passing long thin needles through the skin to specific points. Needles of various shapes are inserted into the skin with the purported aim of stimulating acupoints, which supposedly enable direct influence of the flow of Qi (chi). Practitioners may be called \u201cacupuncturists\u201d or \u201cacupuncture therapists.\u201d Most forms of acupuncture are unnaturalistic… Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Explore Acupuncture research in the following databases:\u00a0
<\/strong>PubMed<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Trip<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> Cochrane*<\/a><\/strong>
*The Cochrane database requires users to enter the search term manually. Enter \u201cacupuncture\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

AI Search:<\/span><\/b> Access Semantic Scholar\u2019s results on acupuncture.
Semantic Scholar<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Learn more about our\u00a0<\/span>3 research databases and AI search platform\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Research Spotlight<\/h3>\n

The databases often return hundreds of medical studies for a single wellness approach. This section summarizes a sampling of five studies \u2013 providing just a taste of the available research.\u00a0<\/p>\n