简介：Acupuncture,asacomplementarytherapy,hasbeenusedtomanagethecancerassociatedsymptomsofcancerpatients.Toidentifytheefficacyandsafetyofacupunctureinthemanagementofcancer,thisreviewcriticallyanalysestherelevantpublicationsincludingbothexperimentalandclinicalstudies.Themajorityofstudiessuggestthatacupunctureeffectivelyrelievessomecancerrelatedsymptomssuchascancerpain,andsomeadverseeffectscausedbythecancerconventionaltreatmentssuchasnausea,vomiting,neutropeniaandxerostomia.

简介：Therearemanycausesofpain.Generallyspeaking,inflammationisthemostcommoncause,followedbyinjury,ulceration,spur,chemicalstimulation,etc..Acupuncturehasitsuniqueeffectivenessoninflammationthatischaracterizedasredness,swelling,warmthandpain,includingneuritisandarthritis.