Treating the patient not the symptoms: Acupuncture to improve overall health – Evidence, acceptance and strategies

Documented mechanisms of acupuncture suggest the possibility of whole body effects in addition to local and regional effects. Traditional theories of acupuncture predict whole body effects. Does this permit the possibility of applying treatment to target overall health improvement of the patient rat...

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Main Author: Stephen Birch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Integrative Medicine Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221342201830194X