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::Does Acupuncture primarily affect the nervous system to relieve pain?
Since 1975, there has been considerable evidence that acupuncture stimulates the nervous system to release enkephalins and endorphins, naturally occurring analgesic substances which reduce the sensation of pain.
This may explain why acupuncture can be an effective analgesic for surgery. Some researchers have attempted to establish that the material basis of acupuncture therapy is primarily the nervous system.
However, it should be understood that acupuncture needles are not intended to pierce specific nervous tissues. It is possible that acupuncture influences the nervous system indirectly through chemical neurotransmitters released by the body as a response to needling.
At this point more research is needed to determine if there are western medical parameters for explaining the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy.
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