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Acupuncture
: There is insufficient evidence for or against use of acupuncture in pain associated with burns.
There has been limited research on acupuncture for cancer pain, and the research that was done was shown to have mixed results. More studies are needed to determine potential benefits.
Higher-quality studies suggest potential benefit for musculoskeletal pain, but overall, studies have been poorly designed.
There is insufficient evidence available for or against acupuncture in craniofacial pain.Results have been mixed for the effects of both acupuncture and electroacupuncture on pain following surgery (knee arthroscopy, back, abdominal, gastroscopy, breast, pulmonary). There is insufficient available evidence for or against acupuncture for post-surgical pain.Needles must be sterile in order to avoid disease transmission. Read more
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