A 12-year-old boy in north-west China had to undergo emergency surgery after inserting a 4-inch acupuncture needle into his penis. The teen in Xi'an, Shaanxi province was rushed to hospital on Friday ...

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The incredible story of a five-year-old girl who applied acupuncture needles to the hand of a family member like an expert, has stunned mainland social media. The girl’s mother, surnamed Yu, said her ...

Acupuncture involves inserting fine sterile stainless steel needles into specific sites on the body called acupuncture points. These are areas on the skin that overlie dense collections of tiny blood ...

This edition of “Recovery Road” showcases a therapy you have probably heard of but might be hesitant to try. Acupuncture. When you hear that word, you might get chills across your skin at the thought ...

Nearly 14 million Americans have tried acupuncture to treat chronic joint pain. April 22, 2014— -- A growing number of Americans would prefer to stop popping pills and avoid going under the knife ...

WHEN Melanie Burke’s infertility treatments went awry a few years back, she came down with constant throbbing muscle aches, searing back pain, insomnia and migraines so severe they affected her vision ...

A Chinese acupuncturist paraded in front of onlookers in southwest China 's Chongqing Municipality with more than 800 acupuncture needles in his forehead during a self-acupuncture performance on ...

In the country's largest study of back pain and acupuncture, researchers at Group Health found that acupuncture and an acupuncture-like treatment involving toothpicks relieved chronic low-back pain ...

The 2,000-year-old system of providing pain relief known as acupuncture is now being used more and more in western medicine, especially since Medicare validated the procedure in 1996. According to ...