Relief of Experimentally-Induced Pain by Stimulation at Acupuncture Loci: a Review

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Abstract
24 recent studies on acupuncture analgesia for the relief of experimentally-induced pairs are reviewed. Negative or equivocal results are reported in 7 of these. The remaining 17(71%) report significant analgesic effects during manual or electrical stimulation (particularly at very low frequencies on the order of 2 Hz) at acupuncture loci. Many investigators note that the full analgesic effect is attained only after about 20 minutes of stimulation. Furhter investigation of the analgesic effects of stimulation at acupuncture loci, particularly the effect of very low frequency electrical stimulation, is fully warranted by these preliminary findings.

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