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Acupuncture Points

Known as: Acupuncture Point, Acupoint, Acupoints 
An anatomic point, as defined by the Standard Acupuncture Nomenclature, that can be stimulated via various techniques, including the insertion and… 
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Using Moxibustion in Primary Healthcare to Correct Non-Vertex Presentation: A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial
Objective To compare the effectiveness of additional moxibustion at point BL67 with moxibustion at a non-specific acupuncture… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Laser acupuncture for acute inflammatory, visceral and neuropathic pain relief: An experimental study in the laboratory rat.
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Partial correlation investigation on the default mode network involved in acupuncture: An fMRI study
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A randomised controlled trial of moxibustion for breech presentation
Objectives  To evaluate the efficacy of moxibustion for the correction of fetal breech presentation in a non‐Chinese population. 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Acupoints massage in improving the quality of sleep and quality of life in patients with end-stage renal disease.
BACKGROUND Traditional Chinese acupressure is a noninvasive technique that employs pressure and massage to acupoints in order to… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
An fMRI study comparing brain activation between word generation and electrical stimulation of language‐implicated acupoints
We compared the brain activation on functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during word generation with the activation during… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Analgesia and c-Fos expression in the periaqueductal gray induced by electroacupuncture at the Zusanli point in rats
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Different central manifestations in response to electroacupuncture at analgesic and nonanalgesic acupoints in rats: a manganese-enhanced functional magnetic resonance imaging study.
Acupuncture analgesia is an important issue in veterinary medicine. This study was designed to elucidate central modulation… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
An acupuncture programme for the treatment of drug-addicted persons.
Over the past 13 years, Lincoln Hospital, New York City, has used acupuncture as the primary method of treatment for drug… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Some pharmacological observations on the analgesia induced by acupuncture in rabbits
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