The antinociceptive effect of electroacupuncture at different depths of acupoints and under the needling surface

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The stimulation of acupoints along the meridians, but not the non-acupoints outside of the meridians, produces analgesia. Although the acupoint is defined at the body surface, the exact location of the acupoints is not known. This st...

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Main Authors: Silva Marcelo L, Silva Josie RT, Prado Wiliam A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:Chinese Medicine
Online Access:http://www.cmjournal.org/content/7/1/3