- John Hopkins Medicine: Acupuncture points are believed to stimulate the central nervous system. This, in turn, releases chemicals into the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. These biochemical changes may stimulate the body’s natural healing abilities and promote physical and emotional well-being.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/acupuncture - National Center For Complimentary Integrative Health (NCCIH)NCCIH funds research to evaluate acupuncture’s effectiveness for various kinds of pain and other conditions.
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/ - Acupuncture in hospitals around the world.
Acupuncture In Hospitals – Acupuncture Now Foundation Inc.https://www.acunow.org/acupuncture-in-hospitals.html - Mayo Clinic has adopted the practice of acupuncture nationwide.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/acupuncture/about/pac-20392763 - Two-thirds of military hospitals and other treatment centers offer acupuncture.
https://www.statnews.com/2018/02/20/acupuncture-opioid-crisis/ - Acupuncture helps reduce use of pain killers in U.S. ARMY patients.
https://www.army.mil/article/125279/acupuncture_helping_reduce_use_of_pain_killer - Non-addictive options before opioids was recommended by Advisory at Cleveland Clinic.
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/need-pain-relief-try-acupuncture-instead-of-opioids/ - National Institutes of Health (NIH)studies have shown that acupuncture is an effective treatment alone or in combination with conventional therapies to treat the following:
https://nccih.nih.gov/health/acupuncture/introduction - Nausea caused by surgical anesthesia and cancer chemotherapy
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19706235 - Dental pain after surgery
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0010326816 - Randomized clinical trial on the long-term effect of acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis (JAMA Internal Medicine, April 2017)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28241154 - Meta-analysis on the effects of acupuncture on chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis (The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc., September 2016)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27655986 - Individual patient data meta-analysis on acupuncture for four chronic pain conditions including musculoskeletal pain, osteoarthritis, chronic headache or shoulder pain (American Pain Society, May 2018).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29198932 - Research suggests acupuncture may improve nerve function at the wrist, leading to long-term relief for carpal tunnel syndrome (Brain: A Journal of Neurology, 2017).
- Mounting evidence supports that acupuncture is effective, safe, and cost-effective for treating several chronic pain conditions, including low back, neck, shoulder, knee pain, and headaches (National Center for Biotechnology Information, July 2017).
- Meta-analysis from nearly 18,000 patients suggests acupuncture is effective in treating chronic pain, including back and neck pain, osteoarthritis, chronic headache, and shoulder pain (JAMA Internal Medicine, Oct. 2012).
- Research suggests acupuncture is highly beneficial for pain severity in patients with TMJ (Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, Dec. 2010).
- Review suggests acupuncture diminishes pain and improves functional mobility and quality-of-life in patients with osteoarthritis (BMC Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Aug. 2014).
- Review of how acupuncture modulates resting state connectivity in default and sensorimotor brain networks (Dhond RP, Yeh C, Park K, Kettner N, Napadow V., March 2008).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2440647/ - Meta-analysis and review of stress and heart rate variability (Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, August 2017).
This Link Will Open A PDF Documenthttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5900369/pdf/pi-2017-08-17.pdf - Review concludes that acupuncture may be a promising treatment for anxiety (Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, June 2016).
- Review of evidence-based studies suggests acupuncture may provide very real, positive outcomes for treating anxiety disorders (CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, June 2011).