title: The mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia.
abstract: Despite ever-increasing popularity as a quick, effective and safe means of pain control, acupuncture is still regarded with some suspicion in conventional medical circles. Nevertheless evidence is accumulating to support a firm physiological basis for its action, a fuller understanding of which will shed light on the essence of pain itself.
authors.affiliation: St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Sweeney
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D004723:Endorphins / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009270:Naloxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins; D012701:Serotonin; D009270:Naloxone