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Descriptor
English
:
Acupuncture Analgesia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Analgesia por Acupuntura
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Analgesia por Acupuntura
Synonyms
English
:
Analgesia, Acupuncture
Tree Number:
E02.190.044.105
E03.091.048
Definition
English
:
Analgesia
produced by the insertion of
ACUPUNCTURE
needles
at certain
ACUPUNCTURE POINTS
on the body. This activates small myelinated
nerve fibers
in the muscle which transmit impulses to the
spinal cord
and then activate three centers - the
spinal cord
,
midbrain
and pituitary/hypothalamus - to produce
analgesia.
History Note
English
:
1990; for ACUPUNCTURE ANESTHESIA use ACUPUNCTURE ANESTHESIA 1991-2001; use ACUPUNCTURE 1990
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
24504
Unique Identifier:
D015667
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