Acupuncture
Weight Loss

Acupuncture weight loss procedures stimulate points on the body that boost serotonin levels. (Elevated serotonin levels are thought to suppress appetite.)

Although most studies that have investigated the effects of acupuncture on weight loss have been poorly designed, one well-designed study found that people who received electrical acupuncture of the ear (auricular acupuncture) experienced a reduction in appetite.

Acupuncture as a therapeutic intervention is widely practiced in the United States. While there have been many studies of its potential usefulness, many of these studies provide equivocal results because of design, sample size, and other factors. The issue is further complicated by inherent difficulties in the use of appropriate controls, such as placebos and sham acupuncture groups. However, promising results have emerged, for example, showing efficacy of acupuncture in adult post-operative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting and in post-operative dental pain.

There are other situations such as addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofacial pain, osteoarthritis, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma where acupuncture may be useful as an adjunct treatment or an acceptable alternative or be included in a comprehensive management program. Further research is likely to uncover additional areas where acupuncture interventions will be useful.

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