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The aim of the journal is to provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas and promotion of basic and clinical research in acupuncture, electro-therapeutics, and related fields. The journal was established in order to make acupuncture and electro-therapeutics a universally acceptable branch of medicine through multidisciplinary research based on scientific disciplines. The final goal is to provide a better understanding of both the beneficial and adverse effects of these treatments in order to supplement or improve existing methods of diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases in both Western and Oriental medicine. View full journal description

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Comparison of the Efficacy of Intra-articular Ozone, Platelet-Rich Plasma and Corticosteroid Treatment in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis

  • Esra Topçu
  • Elif Özyiğit
  • Neşe Yakşi
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Real-World Integrative Use of Acupuncture and Electrotherapy and Its Associations with Pain Relief and Functional Outcomes in Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Observational Study

  • Chongtao Han
  • Fuwei Pan
  • Yunfeng Ma
  • Yuqi Chen
  • Pengbo Shi
  • Xiaoxia Yan
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Effects of Acupuncture Intervention on Recovery from Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Yonghong Yang
  • Changqing Yang
  • Lihong Yao
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Therapeutic Effects of Invasive Laser Acupuncture on Monosodium Iodoacetate-Induced Osteoarthritis Rats

  • Virginia Njoki Kamau
  • Jae-Hong Kim
  • Gihyun Lee
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Clinical Study of Opposing Needling Combined With Eye Acupuncture Therapy for Treatment of Muscle Spasm in Post-stroke Hemiplegia Patients Therapy for Treatment of Muscle Spasm in Post-Stroke Hemiplegia Patients

  • Guanghui Liu
  • Tingting Li
  • Hongyuan Zhang
  • Huiting Yang
  • Jian Wang
  • Zhe Zhang
  • Juan Liu
  • Wenjun Zhang
  • Shi Zhang
  • Yang Wang
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Randomised Double-Blind Trial on the Immediate Effects of Naloxone on Classical Chinese Acupuncture Therapy for Chronic Pain
  • Julian N. Kenyon
  • Christopher J. Knight
  • Christopher Wells
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