Acupoints Initiate the Healing Process.

What it found

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The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Integrating machine learning into acupuncture research: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025
   Pooled it
2. Acupoint Sensitivity in Health and Disease: A Systematic Review.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024
   Pooled it
3. Acupuncture-related interventions improve chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024
   Pooled it
4. Auricular acupressure for constipation in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2023
   Pooled it
5. Acupuncture-related adverse events: systematic review and meta-analyses of prospective clinical studies.BMJ open · 2021
   Pooled it
6. Effectiveness of auricular acupressure on constipation and related quality of life among the older people in the residential care home: a randomized clinical trial.BMC geriatrics · 2023
   Trial
7. Greater Somatosensory Afference With Acupuncture Increases Primary Somatosensory Connectivity and Alleviates Fibromyalgia Pain via Insular γ-Aminobutyric Acid: A Randomized Neuroimaging Trial.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2021
   Trial
8. Clinical efficacy of Jianqiao ancient moxibustion in treating chronic fatigue syndrome: a single-center randomized controlled superiority trial protocol.Frontiers in medicine · 2026
   Article
9. Auricular Acupressure for Preventing Postoperative Catheter-Related Bladder Discomfort in Male Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nursing research and practice · 2026
   Article
10. Framework for evidence synthesis of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine systems incorporating context and complexity, illustrated by the example of homeopathy.Frontiers in public health · 2026
    Article
11. Analysis of Adverse Events in Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatments in Japan and the Current Situation of Hiroshima University Hospital Kampo Clinical Center.Medical acupuncture · 2025
    Article
12. Dystonia: pathophysiology and the role of acupuncture in treatment.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2025
    Review
13. Acupuncture in Dentistry: A Comprehensive Review of Its Applications, Mechanisms, and Clinical Efficacy.Cureus · 2025
    Review
14. Auricular acupressure for minimizing adverse reactions to colonoscopic bowel preparation in hospitalized patients: A randomized controlled trial.Heliyon · 2025
    Article
15. Development of a Comprehensive Acupuncture Training Curriculum at an Academic Medical Center in Southwest Virginia.Medical acupuncture · 2025
    Article
16. [Mechanisms by Which Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus Participates in the Acupuncture Treatment of Diseases].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2025
    Review
17. Efficacy of VG26 and K1 acupuncture points in cardiopulmonary resuscitation of neonatal puppies born by cesarean section.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025
    Article
18. Effect of the thumbtack needle on gastrointestinal function recovery after laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer with the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in surgery · 2025
    Article
19. Sustainability of a Non-pharmacological, Self-Managed Intervention for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: 3-group Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Research square · 2024
    Article
20. Barriers and Facilitators to Integrating Acupuncture into the U.S. Health Care System: A Scoping Review.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024
    Article

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Authors and funding

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