Acupuncture Therapy

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Treatment of disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians. The placement varies with the disease being treated. It is sometimes used in conjunction with heat, moxibustion, acupressure, or electric stimulation.

Descriptor ID	D015670
MeSH Number(s)	E02.190.044
Concept/Terms	Acupuncture Therapy Acupuncture Therapy Acupuncture Treatment Acupuncture Treatments Treatment, Acupuncture Therapy, Acupuncture Pharmacoacupuncture Treatment Pharmacoacupuncture Treatment Treatment, Pharmacoacupuncture Pharmacoacupuncture Therapy Therapy, Pharmacoacupuncture Acupotomy Acupotomy Acupotomies

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Complementary Therapies [E02.190]
Acupuncture Therapy [E02.190.044]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2012	2	0	2
2017	3	0	3
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	2	0	2
2022	2	0	2
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Justice M, Piccorelli A, Avins AL, Cook AJ, Eng CM, Nielsen A, Pressman A, Stone KL, Teets RY, Wellman R, DeBar LL. Baseline sample characteristics for the BackInAction pragmatic trial of acupuncture for chronic low back pain in older adults. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Aug; 155:107981.

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O'Hanlon CE, Zeliadt SB, DeFaccio R, Gaj L, Bokhour BG, Taylor SL. Patient-reported pain and physical health for acupuncture and chiropractic care delivered by Veterans Affairs versus community providers. PLoS One. 2024; 19(5):e0303651.

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Livesey ACS, Hu YE, Boldt BF, Sturgill SB, Serafine MS, Fraser JJ. Battlefield Acupuncture for Palliation of Periprocedural and Postprocedural Pain during Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2022 08 01; 21(8):265-266.

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Zhang YQ, Jiao RM, Witt CM, Lao L, Liu JP, Thabane L, Sherman KJ, Cummings M, Richards DP, Kim EA, Kim TH, Lee MS, Wechsler ME, Brinkhaus B, Mao JJ, Smith CA, Gang WJ, Liu BY, Liu ZS, Liu Y, Zheng H, Wu JN, Carrasco-Labra A, Bhandari M, Devereaux PJ, Jing XH, Guyatt G. How to design high quality acupuncture trials-a consensus informed by evidence. BMJ. 2022 03 30; 376:e067476.

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Zhu YJ, Wu XY, Wang W, Chang XS, Zhan DD, Diao DC, Xiao J, Li Y, Ma D, Hu M, Li JC, Wan J, Wu GN, Ke CF, Sun KY, Huang ZL, Cao TY, Zhai XH, Chen YD, Peng JJ, Mao JJ, Zhang HB. Acupuncture for Quality of Life in Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Adjuvant Chemotherapy. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 02; 63(2):210-220.

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Genovese TJ, Gehrman P, Yang M, Li Y, Garland SN, Orlow I, Mao JJ. Genetic Predictors of Response to Acupuncture or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Cancer Survivors: An Exploratory Analysis. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 09; 62(3):e192-e199.

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Romero SAD, Li QS, Orlow I, Gonen M, Su HI, Mao JJ. Genetic predictors to acupuncture response for hot flashes: an exploratory study of breast cancer survivors. Menopause. 2020 08; 27(8):913-917.

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Mao JJ, Davis RT, Coeytaux R, Hullender-Rubin L, Kong JT, MacPherson H, Napadow V, Schnyer R, Wayne PM, Witt C, Harris R. Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain: Recommendations to Medicare/Medicaid from the Society for Acupuncture Research. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 04; 25(4):367-369.

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Zia FZ, Olaku O, Bao T, Berger A, Deng G, Fan AY, Garcia MK, Herman PM, Kaptchuk TJ, Ladas EJ, Langevin HM, Lao L, Lu W, Napadow V, Niemtzow RC, Vickers AJ, Shelley Wang X, Witt CM, Mao JJ. The National Cancer Institute's Conference on Acupuncture for Symptom Management in Oncology: State of the Science, Evidence, and Research Gaps. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2017 11 01; 2017(52).

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Deng G, Giralt S, Chung DJ, Landau H, Siman J, Search B, Coleton M, Vertosick E, Shapiro N, Chien C, Wang XS, Cassileth B, Mao JJ. Acupuncture for reduction of symptom burden in multiple myeloma patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a randomized sham-controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2018 02; 26(2):657-665.

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