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.
Entry Term(s)
Acupuncture Anesthesia
Analgesia, Acupuncture
Anesthesia, Acupuncture
NLM Classification #
WB 369.5.A18
Previous Indexing
Acupuncture (1972-1989)
Analgesia (1972-1989)
Public MeSH Note
1990; for ACUPUNCTURE ANESTHESIA see ACUPUNCTURE ANESTHESIA 1990-2001; see ACUPUNCTURE 1990
History Note
1990; for ACUPUNCTURE ANESTHESIA use ACUPUNCTURE ANESTHESIA 1991-2001; use ACUPUNCTURE 1990
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.
