08-11-2009, 09:14 AM
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.
Posted on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...104935.htm
Posted on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...104935.htm