Akupunktur und Schmerz^[*] – Evidenz aus der aktuellen Literatur

Akupunktur gewinnt weltweit an Popularität unter Patienten und medizinischem Personal. Obwohl diese Methode seit ca. 3000 Jahren bekannt ist, wurde für die ursprüngliche chinesische Theorie energetischer Genese der Akupunkturpunkte und der Meridiane noch keine physiologische Erklärung gefunden

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