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acupuncture needles

Known as: Acupuncture Needle, needle acupuncture 
A stainless steel needle that is slightly thicker than a human hair. Acupuncture needles are inserted through the skin at specific points on the body… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Is Placebo Acupuncture What It Is Intended to Be?
Randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials are recommended for evaluation of a treatment's efficacy with the goal of… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Minimal acupuncture is not a valid placebo control in randomised controlled trials of acupuncture: a physiologist's perspective
Placebo-control of acupuncture is used to evaluate and distinguish between the specific effects and the non-specific ones. During… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
An fMRI study on the interaction and dissociation between expectation of pain relief and acupuncture treatment
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Acupuncture for Treating Acute Attacks of Migraine: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Objective.— To discuss the results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of verum acupuncture in treating… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Topographical mapping and mechanical pain sensitivity of myofascial trigger points in the infraspinatus muscle
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Test–retest study of fMRI signal change evoked by electroacupuncture stimulation
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Specific acupuncture sensation correlates with EEGs and autonomic changes in human subjects
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Brain Activity Associated with Expectancy-Enhanced Placebo Analgesia as Measured by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
In this study, a well established expectancy manipulation model was combined with a novel placebo intervention, a validated sham… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Tissue displacements during acupuncture using ultrasound elastography techniques.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Effect of sensory stimulation (acupuncture) on sympathetic and parasympathetic activities in healthy subjects.
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