Synonyms for acupuncture
ˈæk yʊˌpʌŋk tʃəracupunc·ture

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1. acupuncture, stylostixisnoun

   treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin

   Synonyms:
   stylostixis

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1. • Treatment

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. acupuncture

   Synonyms:
   Acupuncture therapy, needle treatment Chinese medicine

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1. Gabrielle Francis:

   Massage helps a lot of the structural problems with back pain and neck pain, and I use a lot of relaxation techniques like cranial sacral [ therapy ], acupuncture and aromatherapy to help with a lot of stress on tour.

2. Ying Li:

   The mechanisms of how acupuncture provides sustained relief of headaches are unclear.

3. Ying Li:

   To achieve a better treatment effect of acupuncture, deqi sensation is important, the care providers should try their best to achieve deqi sensation at each acupuncture point.

4. Jun Mao:

   I think the results are very promising suggesting - compared to usual care - acupuncture can improve hot flash symptoms and several areas of quality of life.

5. Caroline Messer:

   I recommend acupuncture to my patients when other avenues have failed... and a lot of patients swear by it.