Treatments modalities are used to assist with pain management due to various illness or injuries. They can improve the body’s functions and promotes the natural self-healing process by stimulating specific anatomic sites--commonly referred to as acupuncture points, or acupoints. The most common method used to stimulate acupoints is the insertion of fine, sterile needles into the skin. Pressure, heat, or electrical stimulation may further enhance the effects. Other acupoint stimulation techniques include: manual massage, Reiki energy healing, moxibustion or heat therapy, cupping, and the application of topical herbal medicines. 

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Case-controlled clinical studies have shown that acupuncture has been an effective treatment for the following diseases, symptoms or conditions. 

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