Acupuncture

Overview

Acupuncture is one of the world's oldest medical therapies. It involves inserting hair-thin needles through the skin at specific body points and in various combinations. The needles stimulate nerves, muscles and connective tissue, which may boost your body's natural painkillers and increase blood circulation. Acupuncture is used most often to treat chronic pain.

Why choose Mayo Clinic for acupuncture

• Expertise. At Mayo Clinic, acupuncture is done only by doctors trained in acupuncture and by licensed acupuncturists trained in traditional Chinese medicine.
• Experience. Mayo Clinic specialists in complementary and integrative medicine perform thousands of acupuncture treatments each year.
• Integrated care. At Mayo Clinic, acupuncture specialists integrate their care with the care provided by your other doctors to blend the best of conventional and complementary treatments.
• Research leader. Mayo Clinic researchers rigorously test complementary treatments such as acupuncture to determine their effectiveness.

Mayo Clinic: Answers you can trust

At Mayo Clinic, we assemble a team of specialists who take the time to listen and thoroughly understand your health issues and concerns. We tailor the care you receive to your personal health care needs. You can trust our specialists to collaborate and offer you the best possible outcomes, safety and service.

Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical institution that reinvests all earnings into improving medical practice, research and education. We're constantly involved in innovation and medical research, finding solutions to improve your care and quality of life. Your doctor or someone on your medical team is likely involved in research related to your condition.

Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care — and trusted answers — like they've never experienced.

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