Acupuncture therapy: mechanism of action, efficacy, and safety: a potential intervention for psychogenic disorders?

BioPsychoSocial Medicine

Kenji Kawakita¹  Kaoru Okada¹ 

[1] Department of Physiology, Meiji University of Integrative Medicine, Hiyoshi-cyo, Nantan-City, Kyoto 629-0392, Japan

关键词: Psychogenic disorders;    Systematic review;    Randomized controlled trials;    Safety;    Efficacy;    Polymodal receptor;    Action mechanism;    Acupuncture therapy;   

Others  :  1082335
DOI  :  10.1186/1751-0759-8-4

 received in 2013-07-10, accepted in 2013-12-09,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Scientific bases for the mechanism of action of acupuncture in the treatment of pain and the pathogenic mechanism of acupuncture points are briefly summarized. The efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy is discussed based on the results of German clinical trials. A conclusion on the role for acupuncture in the treatment of psychogenic disorders could not be reached.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Kawakita and Okada; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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