title: Acupuncture: past, present, and future.
abstract: During the past 40 years, acupuncture, a therapeutic technique of oriental medicine, has become more and more popular, evolving into one of the most utilized forms of complementary integrative medicine interventions in the United States. In fact, more than 10 million acupuncture treatments are administered annually in the United States alone.(1) Its rise in popularity, particularly in the West, can be attributed in part to its effectiveness for pain relief and in part to the fact that scientific studies have begun to prove its efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Jason Jishun Hao, DOM, MTCM, MBA, is chairman of the Acupuncture Committee, The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and an editor of Global Advances in Health and Medicine , United States.
authors.forename: Jason Jishun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.affiliation: Michele Mittelman, RN, MPH, is an editor of Global Advances in Health and Medicine , United States.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mittelman
keywords: Acupuncture; central nervous system; headache; pain relief; scalp
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