What Is Acupuncture? Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practice in which hair-thin needles are inserted into the body at specific points believed to be connected to each other by a ...

First, we must consider scientific plausibility. Acupuncture is the claim that sticking needles in specific locations in the body (acupuncture points) can have specific and even remote effects on ...

The first received 10 standardized acupuncture treatment sessions for sciatica over the course of four weeks. The second received a "sham" treatment, in which practitioners placed the needles at ...