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Acupuncture has been used for over two millennia in East-Asian medicine to treat pain. Using brain imaging, researchers have provided novel evidence that traditional Chinese acupuncture affects the brain’s long-term ability to regulate pain. Their findings show acupuncture acts as more than a placebo, and can activate receptors in the brain that process and dampen pain signals.

Duke Surgery Patients Benefit From Acupuncture During Anesthesia (MyNC.com)

Surgery patients at Duke University Medical Center are finding that more needles may actually relieve pain after surgery. Doctors say using the centuries-old practice of acupuncture along with anesthesia speeds recovery and reduces discomfort in patients.

Acupuncture Changes Brain, Study Shows (WJXT Jacksonville)

Acupuncture — using tiny needles in the skin to relieve pain — really does change the way the brain manages pain, according to University of Michigan researchers.

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