Acupuncture Resolving Old Controversies and Pointing New Pathways

• Other Authors: Saad, Marcelo (Editor), de Medeiros, Roberta (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2019
• Subjects: Complementary medicine
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Acupuncture may have about 4000 years of history, but it has only been clinically accepted in the West for some 40 years. Acupuncture receives both praise from its users and skepticism from its critics. High-quality scientific studies have advanced, but the technique of acupuncture in health service...