Point specificity in acupuncture

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The existence of point specificity in acupuncture is controversial, because many acupuncture studies using this principle to select control points have found that sham acupoints have similar effects to those of verum acupoints. Furthermore, the results of pain-re...

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Main Authors: Choi Emma M, Jiang Fang, Longhurst John C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:Chinese Medicine
Online Access:http://www.cmjournal.org/content/7/1/4